Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Lancelot Rickard

Service number N60364, NX438
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Temporary Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 1895-09-18
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Death Date 1949-03-09
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Concord
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment
  • 2/2nd Anti-Tank Regiment
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1947-03-06
Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30
Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30
Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-31
Published in London Gazette in 1947-03-06
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    01 January 1918 on page 51 at position 95
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 847 at position 109
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Major
    London Gazette
    31 December 1918 on page 15226 at position 22
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1919 on page 879 at position 163
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    30 December 1941 on page 7358 at position 40
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Second Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    06 March 1947 on page 1091 at position 91
    Commonwealth Gazette
    06 March 1947 on page 751 at position 6
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5420 at position 81
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2623 at position 16
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2/2nd Anti-Tank Regiment
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    30 December 1941 on page 7334 at position 12

Timeline

Date of birth 18 September 1895
Date of embarkation 27 September 1915
Date of honour or award 1916 Military Cross as a Captain with the 7th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.
Date of honour or award 1939 - 1945 Distinguished Service Order with the 2/1 Tank Attack Regiment.
Date of honour or award 1945 Mention in Despatches for distinguished service during the war.
Date of death 09 March 1949