Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Edward Herrod

Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date 21/06/1885
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Death Date 07/06/1966
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Sydney
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

Collection items

    Media


    London, England. 19 July 1919. The Australian troops, with Lieutenant Colonel E. E. Herrod CMG ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 7th Battalion. Left to right, back row: Second Lieutenant (2nd ...

    Lieutenant Colonel E. E. Herrod CMG DSO (left), and Lieutenant H. F. O'Neill standing in the ...

    Lieutenant Colonel E. E. Herrod DSO, Commanding Officer of 7th Battalion, AIF, with some of his ...

    Outdoors group portrait of the Commanding Officer and Officers of the 7th Battalion. Identified ...

    Object


    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George : Lieutenant Colonel E E Herrod, 7 Battalion, AIF

    Distinguished Service Order : Lieutenant Colonel E E Herrod, 7 Battalion, AIF

    1914-15 Star : Second Lieutenant E E Herrod, 2 Battalion, AIF

    British War Medal 1914-20 : Lieutenant Colonel E E Herrod, 7 Battalion, AIF

    Victory Medal with MID : Lieutenant Colonel E E Herrod, 7 Battalion, AIF

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 21/06/1885
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 27/08/1914 Appointed Lieutenant in 2 Battalion.
Date of embarkation 18/10/1914
Date promoted 25/04/1915 Appointed Lieutenant.
Date promoted 08/09/1915 Appointed Captain.
Other units 04/09/1915 Officer Commanding A Company, 2 Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 29/07/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 13/09/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 09/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 06/10/1916
Date promoted 01/10/1916 Appointed Major.
Date promoted 10/05/1916 Appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 20/01/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 20/09/1917
Other units 10/05/1917 Assumed temporary command 7 Battalion.
Other 25/03/1917 Second in Command 2 Battalion.
Other 1917-01-02 - 1917-03-25 Commanding Officer 2 Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 08/03/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 01/01/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 25/09/1918
Other units 1918-09-23 - 1918-10-02 Detached to US Forces.
Date of recommendation honour or award 04/03/1918
Other units 1919-04-07 - 1919-09-03 Second in Command No 1 Group.
Other units 02/09/1919 Officer Commanding Troops Euripides.
Other 08/01/1920 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 07/06/1966

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