Lieutenant Colonel Aubrey Roy Liddon Wiltshire

Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date 1891-05-28
Birth Place Australia: Victoria
Death Date 1969
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 56th Yarra Borderers Infantry
  • 52nd Bn (22nd Bn)
  • 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Victoria
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11
Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28
Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-31
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-09-15
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23

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    Group portrait of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the 22nd Battalion. Identified ...

    Group portrait of members of the band of the 22nd Battalion, and their instruments, with their ...

    Group portrait of the Officers of the 22nd Battalion. Back row, left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) J. ...

    Document


    AWM183 48 - Australian War Records Section biographical forms: Lt Col J Williams, Maj L L Williams, Maj M D Williams, Lt Col N R Williams, Lt Col A M ...

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Date of birth 28 May 1891
Date of birth 28 May 1891
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 24 March 1915 Appointed to the 22nd Battalion with the rank of lieutenant.
Date promoted 01 May 1915 Appointed captain.
Date of embarkation 10 May 1915
Other 1915-08-05 - 1916-04-01 Adjutant.
Date of recommendation honour or award 16 August 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 15 September 1916
Date promoted 11 October 1916 Appointed major.
Date of honour or award 01 January 1917 Awarded the Military Cross.
Date of recommendation honour or award 24 January 1917
Date promoted 10 June 1917 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units 10 June 1917 Commanding Officer 22nd Battalion.
Other units 1918-02-06 - 1918-02-16 Temporary command of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 05 March 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 09 March 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 29 April 1918
Date of honour or award 28 May 1918 Mention in Despatches.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04 June 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 10 June 1918
Other units 1918-10-16 - 1918-11-27 Temporary command of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 29 December 1918
Date of honour or award 31 December 1918 Mention in Despatches.
Date of recommendation honour or award 1919-01
Date of recommendation honour or award 12 January 1919
Other units 1919-02-24 - 1919-03-21 Temporary command of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Date of honour or award 03 June 1919 Awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Date of honour or award 03 June 1919 Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 June 1919
Date returned to Australia 07 July 1919
Date of honour or award 11 July 1919 Mention in Despatches.
Other 11 November 1919 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 1969
Date of death 1969

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