Topic: Militia 1899-1920
Henry William Pendlebury
South African War Veteran and Militia Officer
Lieutenant Henry William Pendlebury, 5th Infantry Battalion, Victoria.
Henry William Pendlebury
Date of Birth:
15 May 1870
Victorian Defence Forces
Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, Victoria, 28 May 1894.
Captain, 5th Infantry Battalion, Victoria, 1 January 1900.
South African War Service
1st Victorian Mounted Infantry
Rank: Lieutenant
Unit: 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry
State: Victoria
Source: Murray page number - 226
Notes:
Promoted to Captain, 1 January 1900.
Quartermaster, 1st Australian Regiment.
Australian Commonwealth Horse (ACH)
Rank: Captain
Unit: 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria.
State: Victoria
Notes: Murray Remarks: Served in 1st Victorian Contingent
Source: Murray page number - 309
Notes:
Officer Commanding "B" Squadron, 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse.
Summary of Actions:
Operations in Cape Colony, Orange River Colony and Transvaal. Actions at Houtnek, Vet River, Zand River, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Diamond Hill and Belfast. QSA with 6 clasps.
Australian Defence Forces
Captain:17 January 1901
Major:30 November 1910
Summary of Appointments
Captain, Militia - 17 January 1901
Instructional Staff, 3rd Military District - 17 January 1901 to 31 December 1904.
Instructional Staff, 5th Military District - 1 January 1905 to 28 February 1910.
Instructional Staff, 1st Military District - 1 March 1910 to 30 June 1913.
Brigade Major, 1st Brigade Area - 1 July 1913 to 30 September 1913.
Brigade Major, 1st Light Horse Brigade - 1 October 1913 to 7 November 1914.
D.A.A.G. 1st Military District - 8 November 1914 to 15 January 1917.
D.A.A.G. 4th Military District - 16 January 1917 to 15 December 1918.
Brigade Major, 4th Brigade Area and Infantry Brigade - 7 August 1919 to 15 Janaury 1920.
Note: D.A.A.G. = Deputy Assistant Adjutant General.
Further Reading:
1st Victorian Mounted Infantry
Australian Commonwealth Horse (ACH), Victoria
Citation: South African War Veteran and Militia Officer, Henry William Pendlebury
