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Francis Plumley DERHAM

Date of birth15 May 1885
ReligionCongregational
OccupationSolicitor
Addressc/o J C Bowden, 9 Auburn Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M Derham, 9 Auburn Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria
Previous military service23rd Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date28 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollColonel
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Artillery
Promotions

Major


Unit: 4th Field Artillery Brigade
Promotion date: 20 October 1915

Temporary LTCOL


Unit: 3rd Division Artillery
Promotion date: 6 November 1916

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: 5th Division Artillery
Promotion date: 17 April 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order


Recommendation date: 2 October 1916

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: 1 October 1917

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 4 March 1918

Croix de Guerre (French)


Recommendation date: 27 September 1918

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).

FateReturned to Australia 4 July 1919
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Other detailsMedals: Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre (France), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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