| Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Major |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1885-11-27 |
| Death Date | 1971-09-29 |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 20th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01 Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 |
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Windeyer Ralston
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1918 on page 6 at position 15
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 846 at position 15
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 28 May 1918 on page 6202 at position 78
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 191
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 132
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 12
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1917 on page 28 at position 59
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1389 at position 64
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 28 December 1917 on page 13566 at position 99
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 18 April 1918 on page 843 at position 177
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th 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
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
-
Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 04 January 1917 on page 255 at position 135
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1393 at position 60
Timeline
| Date of birth | 27 November 1885 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1914-08-18 - 1915-03-01 | Prior AMF service. |
| Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 07 May 1915 | Appointed to the 19th Battalion with the rank of major. |
| Date of embarkation | 25 June 1915 | |
| Date promoted | 06 June 1916 | Appointed to lieutenant colonel. |
| Other units | 06 June 1916 | Appinted to command the 20th Battalion. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 18 September 1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 09 September 1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 27 September 1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 30 September 1917 | |
| Other units | 01 March 1918 | Appointed to command the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 04 March 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 09 March 1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 29 April 1918 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 16 June 1919 | |
| Date of death | 29 September 1971 |
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