Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Edward Tilney

image: P05772.003 image: P05772.003
Photograph P05772.003
Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 1870-03-03
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Manning River
Death Date 1937-01-21
Death Place Australia: Western Australia, Perth
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 16th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05
Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-08
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27

Collection items

    Media


    13th Battalion officers play a game of donkey polo with hockey sticks at a camp between Cairo and ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 13th Battalion in Egypt. Identified in the back row from left ...

    BLACKBOY HILL, WA, 1914. MARCHPAST OF 16TH BATTALION TROOPS IN TRAINING CAMP. COMMANDING OFFICER ...

    Group portrait of the officers of the 16th Battalion. Identified, left to right, back row: ...

    Document


    Personal Files Book 4, 4 May - 5 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 5, 6 May - 16 May 1915

    Personal Files Book 6, 10 June - 12 July 1915

    Personal Files Book 11, 31 January - 29 February 1916

    Personal Files Book 12, 3 April - 30 April 1916

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    08 November 1915 on page 11027 at position 5
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 January 1916 on page 157 at position 50

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    05 November 1915 on page 11003 at position 5
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 January 1916 on page 157 at position 3

Timeline

Date of birth 03 March 1870
Date of enlistment 01 October 1914
Date promoted 01 October 1914 Appointed Major.
Other 01 October 1914 16 Battalion.
Date of embarkation 22 December 1914
Other 28 June 1915 13 Battalion.
Date promoted 1915-06-28 - 1915-08-26 Temporary Lieutenant Colonel.
Date promoted 20 February 1916 Appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Other 20 February 1916 Commanding Officer 13 Battalion.
Date returned to Australia 11 October 1916
Other 30 November 1916 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 21 January 1937

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