Colonel Frederick William Hurcombe

Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Lieutenant
Birth Date	1867-08-16
Birth Place	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Death Date	1945-12-27
Death Place	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Keswick
Final Rank	Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	10th Australian Infantry Battalion 50th Australian Infantry Battalion 4th Imperial Bushmen
Places	Adelaide Keswick
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27

Collection items

Date of birth	16 August 1867
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	19 May 1914	Appointed major and second in command of the 10th Battalion.
Date of enlistment	19 August 1914
Date of embarkation	20 October 1914
Other units	1914-11-01 - 1914-12-06	Commanding Officer of the 10th Battalion.
Date of honour or award	05 November 1915	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	21 February 1916	Commading Officer 50th Battalion.
Other units	24 February 1916	Camel Corps.
Other units	26 February 1916	50th Battalion.
Date promoted	12 March 1916	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other	23 January 1917	AIF appointment terminated.
Other	24 January 1917	Re-appointed, Officer Commanding troops (VO).
Date returned to Australia	12 March 1918
Other	24 May 1918	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	27 December 1945