Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Ross Harwood

Service number	3230
Ranks Held	Captain, Lieutenant Transport Officer, Major, Sergeant, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1878-10-17
Birth Place	Australia: Western Australia, Fremantle
Death Date	1951-09-19
Final Rank	Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	16th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Fremantle
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1916-11-14 Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-04-19

Collection items

Date of birth	17 October 1878
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	21 December 1914	Appointed Second Lieutenant with 16 Battalion.
Date of embarkation	22 December 1914
Date promoted	25 March 1915	Appointed Lieutenant.
Other units	14 April 1915	Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force with 16 Battalion.
Date promoted	29 July 1915	Appointed temporary Captain.
Date promoted	07 August 1915	Appointed Captain.
Other units	09 June 1916	Joined British Expeditionary Force.
Date of recommendation honour or award	02 September 1916
Other	04 September 1916	Transported to England.
Other units	21 October 1916	Rejoined 16 Battalion.
Date promoted	22 April 1917	Appointed Major.
Date of recommendation honour or award	20 September 1917
Date promoted	1917-10-09 - 1918-02-17	Appointed temporary Lieutenant Colonel.
Other	1917-10-09 - 1918-02-17	Temporary Commanding Officer 16 Battalion.
Other	13 January 1919	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	19 September 1951