Oliver Allan TUNBRIDGE

Date of birth21 October 1862
Place of birthDover, Kent. England
OccupationSecretary
AddressAustralian Club, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation52
Next of kinWife, Mrs O A Tunbridge, 'Merne', Grange Road, Toorak, Victoria
Previous military serviceRet List A M F
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant-Colonel
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal RollDivisional Ammunition Column
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date27 November 1919
Other details

War service: transferred to 5th Division Artillery, 21 February 1916; to AIF HQ, Egypt, 13 March 1916.

Temporary Colonel, 12 March-15 September 1916.

To command Australian General Base Depot, 15 September 1916; relinquished command, 19 December 1917.

To command Infantry Camp, Suez, 17 January 1918. Assumed command of Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 1 August 1918.

Appointed Administrative Commander, Aleppo, 27 January 1919.

Appointed terminated in England, 27 November 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal