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John Ernest Cecil LORD

Place of birthPontville Tasmania
OccupationCivil servant
AddressSandy Bay, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hannah May Lord, 'Derwent-water', Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Previous military service93rd Infantry
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant-Colonel
Unit name40th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107, 1 June 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169, 4 October 1917.

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089, 31 December 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61, 23 May 1919.
Recommendation date: 30 September 1918

DSO


Recommendation date: 4 March 1917

Croix de Guerre (France)


Recommendation date: 27 September 1918

CMG


Recommendation date: 17 September 1918

CMG


Recommendation date: 7 February 1919

Brevet Colonel


Recommendation date: 8 April 1919

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448, 11 July 1919; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124, 30 October 1919.

FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

CMG


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Other detailsWar service: Western Front Medals: Croix de Guerre (France), CMG, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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