Date of birth | |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Address | c/o J C Bowden, 9 Auburn Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A M Derham, 9 Auburn Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria |
Previous military service | 23rd Battery Australian Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery |
Promotions |
Major Unit: 4th Field Artillery Brigade Promotion date: Temporary LTCOL Unit: 3rd Division Artillery Promotion date: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 5th Division Artillery Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917) 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); Mention in Despatches Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Recommendation date: Croix de Guerre (French) Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: Croix de Guerre (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre (France), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |