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| Appointment. | Rank. | Name. | Memoranda. |
| Commanding Officer | Lt.-Colonel | Collett, H. B. | Commanded Battn. 23/4/1915 to 29/7/1916 (severely wounded),
and from 13/10/1917 to 22/3/1918. Transferred to General List. Mentioned in
Despatches. Promoted Colonel. C.M.G., D.S.O. Mentioned by the
Secretary of State for War. Promoted Brevet Colonel, Australian Military Forces,
for "special meritorious service." |
| Second-in-command | Major | Davies, C. R. | Transferred to 58th Battn., 1916. Promoted Lt.-Colonel.
O.B.E. Previously served in the South African War, 1901-1902. |
| Adjutant | Captain | Lamb, C. H. | Invalided 1915. Returned with 44th Battn., 1916. Wounded.
Promoted Major M.C. |
| Quartermaster | Hon. Lieut. | Dunn, R. | Resigned Commission, 1915. |
| Signalling Officer | 2nd Lieut. | Scouler, J. J. S. | Transferred to Australian Cyclist Battalion, March 1916.
Promoted Captain. French Croix de Guerre. |
| Transport Officer | | Graham, T. D. | Seconded with Imperial Camel Corps, Jan., 1916. Transferred
to 4th Pioneer Battn., 1916. Promoted Captain and Adjutant. Killed in
action. Belgium 2/10/1917. |
| Machine Gun Officer | 2nd Lieut. | Shaw, G. D. | Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Battn., 1916. Wounded on two
occasions. Mentioned in Despatches. Promoted Captain. M.C. |
| "A" Company | | | |
| Officer Commanding | Major | Wilson, J. A. C. | Invalided 12/11/1915. |
| 2nd-in-Command | Captain | Montgomery, A. M. P. | Invalided 1915. Returned from Australia with Reinforcements
1916, and rejoined, 1917. Severely wounded, 1917, and again invalided. |
| O.C. No. 1 Platoon | Lieutenant | Davey, A. H. | Promoted Captain. Invalided 1916. |
| O.C. No. 2 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Pugh, C. H. | Wounded. Promoted Captain. |
| O.C. No. 3 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Denson, H. R. | Seconded with Imperial Camel
Corps, Jan., 1916. Thence transferred to 14th Light Horse. Served in Sinai and
Palestine with that Regiment. Promoted Major. D.S.O. |
| O.C. No. 4 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Read, G. A. | Promoted Lieut.-Colonel.
Commanded Battalion from 5/1/17 to 28/9/17. Severely wounded.
Invalided. Thrice mentioned in Despatches. D.S.O. Montenegrin
Order of Danilo, 5th Class. |
| "B" Company | | | |
| Officer Commanding | Major | Jeffrey, F. R. | Attached to 27th Battn.,
8/6/15. Afterwards transferred to that unit. Previously served
in the South African War with City Imperial Volunteers. |
| 2nd in Command | Captain | Stroud, W. G. | Commanded "B" Company until
October, 1915. Invalided. |
| 2nd in Command | Lieut. | Jackson, P. E. | Attached from 27th Battn.,
vice Major Jeffrey. Promoted Captain. Died of wounds, France, 31/5/16. |
| O.C. No. 5 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Ruddock, H. E. C. | Acting Adjutant, Oct.-Nov.,
1915. Died of pneumonia, Egypt, 22/11/15. |
| O.C. No. 6 Platoon | Lieut. | Gibbings, C. T. | Commanded "B" Company in 1916.
Promoted Captain. Killed in action, France, 29/7/16. |
| O.C. No. 7 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Hargraves, G. A. | Invalided Oct., 1915. Rejoined
Sept., 1917. Wounded. Invalided Nov., 1917. Promoted Captain. |
| O.C. No. 8 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Sundercombe, N. W. | Seconded to command 7th Light
Trench Mortar Battery, 1916-17. Rejoined Battn., 1918. Mentioned in Despatches.
Promoted Captain. M.C. |
| "C" Company | | | |
| Officer Commanding | Major | Leane, A. W. | Commanded Battn. from 30/7/16
to 4/1/17. Promoted Lieut. Colonel. Died of wounds, France, 4/1/17. |
| 2nd-in-Command | Lieut. | Isaac, A. S. | Commanded "C" Company,
March-July, 1916. Promoted Captain. Severely wounded 29/7/16. Invalided. |
| O.C. No. 9 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Jensen, F. E. | Died of wounds, Gallipoli,
13/9/15. Previously served in the South African War. |
| O.C. No. 10 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Phillips, R. C. | Promoted Captain. Twice
wounded. Transferred to Australian Flying Corps, April
1917. Promoted Major. M.C. and Bar. D.F.C. |
| O.C. No. 11 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Carter, L. J. | Invalided 1915. |
| O.C. No. 12 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Smith, G. A. F. | Transferred to 47th Battn.,
1916, and afterwards to 15th Battn. Promoted Captain. |
| "D" Company | | | |
| Officer Commanding | Major | Welch, L. B. | Killed in action, France, 28/7/16. |
| 2nd-in-Command | Captain | Menz, H. B. | Died of enteric fever, Egypt, 27/11/15. |
| O.C. No. 13 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Glyde, E. G. | Wounded on four occasions.
Promoted Major. Belgian Croix de Guerre. |
| O.C. No. 14 Platoon | Lieut. | Macrae, N. F. | Commanded "A" Company, 1915-16.
Promoted Captain. Killed in action, France, 29/7/16. |
| O.C. No. 15 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Foss, C. M. | Acting Adjutant, 1916. Promoted
Captain. M.C. Died of wounds, France, 11/8/16. |
| O.C. No. 16 Platoon | 2nd Lieut. | Nicholls, T. O. | Transferred to 7th Machine Gun
Company, 1916, and subsequently commanded that unit. Mentioned in Despatches.
Promoted Captain. M.C. Severely wounded 4/10/17 and invalided. |
| Attached | | | |
| Medical Officer | Captain | Kenny, J. | A.A.M.C. Transferred from
France to Egypt, 1917. Promoted Major. |
| Chaplain | 4th Class | Brennan, Very Rev. D. A. | Promoted to Chaplain, 2nd Class. |
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| Reg No. | Rank. | Name. | Promoted to: | Date. | Remarks. |
| 1005 | Regtl. Sergt.-Major | Gettingby, J. | Hon. Lieut. & Quartermaster | 26-8-15 | Invalided April, 1916. Promoted Honorary Captain on Permanent
Supernumerary List, 1917. |
| 796 | Sergeant | Field, C. R. | 2nd Lieut. | 13-9-15 | Transferred to 7th Machine Gun Company, 1916. Adjutant 7th M.G.
Bn., 1918. Promoted Captain. Twice mentioned in Despatches. |
| 787 | Coy. Sergeant-Major | Bell, P. T. C. | do. | 3-11-15 | Killed in action 29th July, 1916. |
| 1000 | Sergeant | Sears, F. | do. | 14-11-15 | Wounded. Promoted Lieutenant. |
| 221 | do. | Brown, A. | do. | 8-2-16 | Wounded on two occasions.
Mentioned in Despatches. Promoted Major. Second-in-Command 1918. D.S.O.,
M.C. |
| 776 | Regtl. Quartermaster-Sgt. | Sexty, R. G. | do. | 1-3-16 | Transport Officer, 1916-17. Mentioned
in Despatches. Promoted Captain. Invalided. |
| 784 | Coy. Sergeant-Major | Bell, B. A. | do. | 1-3-16 | Killed in action, 29th July, 1916. |
| 337 | Coy. Sergeant-Major | McIntyre, J. | do. | 14-3-16 | Promoted Captain 1917. M.C.
Killed in action 28th February, 1917. |
| 461 | Sergeant | King, H. C. | do. | 14-3-16 | Adjutant 1917-18. Mentioned in
Despatches. Promoted Captain. Wounded. M.C. Died of wounds 7th April, 1918. |