The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I: Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai PeninsulaCollett, Herbert Brayley
History
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I: Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula
Collett, Herbert Brayley
Australia. Australian Army. Battalion, 28th; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Australia
Promoted Captain.
O.C. No. 8 |2nd Lieut. |Sundercombe, |Seconded to command 7th Light
Platoon | | N. W. |Trench Mortar Battery, 1916-17.
| | |Rejoined Battn., 1918.
| | |Mentioned in Despatches.
| | |Promoted Captain. _M.C._
| | |
"C" COMPANY. | | |
| | |
Officer |Major |Leane, A. W. |Commanded Battn. from 30/7/16
Commanding | | |to 4/1/17. Promoted Lieut.
| | |Colonel. Died of wounds,
| | |France, 4/1/17.
2nd-in-Command |Lieut. |Isaac, A. S. |Commanded "C" Company,
| | |March-July, 1916. Promoted
| | |Captain. Severely wounded
| | |29/7/16. Invalided.
O.C. No. 9 |2nd Lieut. |Jensen, F. E.|Died of wounds, Gallipoli,
Platoon | | |13/9/15. Previously served
| | |in the South African War.
O.C. No. 10 |2nd Lieut. |Phillips, |Promoted Captain. Twice
Platoon | | R. C. |wounded. Transferred to
| | |Australian Flying Corps, April
| | |1917. Promoted Major. _M.C.
| | |and Bar. D.F.C._
O.C. No. 11 |2nd Lieut. |Carter, L. J.|Invalided 1915.
Platoon | | |
O.C. No. 12 |2nd Lieut. |Smith, |Transferred to 47th Battn.,
Platoon | | G. A. F. |1916, and afterwards to 15th
| | |Battn. Promoted Captain.
| | |
"D" COMPANY. | | |
| | |
Officer |Major |Welch, L. B. |Killed in action, France,
Commanding | | |28/7/16.
2nd-in-Command |Captain |Menz, H. B. |Died of enteric fever, Egypt,
| | |27/11/15.
O.C. No. 13 |2nd Lieut. |Glyde, E. G. |Wounded on four occasions.
Platoon | | |Promoted Major. Belgian
| | |_Croix de Guerre_.
O.C. No. 14 |Lieut. |Macrae, N. F.|Commanded "A" Company, 1915-16.
Platoon | | |Promoted Captain. Killed in
| | |action, France, 29/7/16.
O.C. No. 15 |2nd Lieut. |Foss, C. M. |Acting Adjutant, 1916. Promoted
Platoon | | |Captain. _M.C._ Died of
| | |wounds, France, 11/8/16.
O.C. No. 16 |2nd Lieut.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account