Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson KBE, DSO

Service Number: 3/4, VX20321

Details

First name/s
Horace Clement Hugh
Last name
Robertson
Service Number
3/4, VX20321
Final rank
Lieutenant General
Date of Birth
29/10/1894
Place of Birth
Date of Enlistment
03/11/1914
Date of Embarkation
08/02/1915
Date returned to Australia
25/08/1919
Date of Death
28/04/1960
Place of Death

Ranks held

Conflicts

Units

Service

Places

Tags and Groups

Rolls

Roll Type Unit Rank Conflict
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) Korean War, 1950-1953
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) Korean War, 1950-1953
Honours and Awards Major General Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards 19th Australian Infantry Brigade Major General Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards Major General Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards British Commonwealth Occupation Force Lieutenant General Period 1950-1959
Honours and Awards Japan (British Commonwealth Occupation Force) (13 February 1946 - 28 April 1952) Lieutenant General British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Honours and Awards British Commonwealth Occupation Force Lieutenant General Korean War, 1950-1953
Honours and Awards 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Temporary Major First World War, 1914-1918
Honours and Awards 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Major First World War, 1914-1918
Honours and Awards 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Captain First World War, 1914-1918
Honours and Awards 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Major First World War, 1914-1918
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Major First World War, 1914-1918
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards (Recommendation) 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Captain First World War, 1914-1918
First World War Embarkation Roll Lieutenant First World War, 1914-1918
First World War Nominal Roll 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Major First World War, 1914-1918
Japan - Army Personnel, Travel Movements Records, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) 1946-51 Headquarters British Commonwealth Occupation Force Temporary Lieutenant General British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)

Gazettes

Commonwealth Gazette

  • 4 October 1917
  • 11 October 1917
  • 1 April 1920
  • 6 March 1947
  • 22 June 1950
  • 6 December 1951
  • 14 February 1952

London Gazette

  • 4 June 1917
  • 6 July 1917
  • 12 January 1920
  • 16 January 1920
  • 8 July 1941
  • 30 June 1942
  • 6 March 1947
  • 8 June 1950
  • 18 December 1951
  • 5 February 1952

Other references

  • Biographical information The Oxford companion to Australian military history in 1995

Timeline

29/10/1894
Date of birth
03/11/1914
Date of enlistment
08/02/1915
Date of embarkation
24/12/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award
25/08/1919
Date returned to Australia
1945-07-26 - 1945-11-30
Appointed commanding officer 6th Division, AIF.
28/04/1960
Date of death

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