Lieutenant Colonel William Howard St Clair D.S.O

Born:                                       5 June 1982 

2 nd Lieutenant:                     28 June 1912 Australian Field Artillery

                                                9^th Battery A.F.A attached to 7^th Light Horse Brigade

                                                1914 25^th Battery 7^th F.A.B 

Lieutenant:                              10 February 1915         

Captain;                                   16 August 1915, 25^th Battery 8^th A.F.A Brigade

                                                28 October 1915 Ammunition Column 4^th F.A.B A.I.F 

Honorary Major:                      5 June 1916 19^th battery 22^nd F.A.B.AI.F

(Battery Commander)               1917/1918 Battery Commander 12^th Battery 4^th F.A.B A.I.F 

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel: 10 November 1918 – 30March 1920\

                                                 11 November 1918 – 6 January 1919 Commanded 7^th F.A.B A.I.F

                                                 7 January 1919 – 12 April 1919 Commanded 8^th F.A.B.A.I.F 

Captain:                                    1919 10^th Battery 8^th Australian Field Artillery Brigade 

Lieutenant Colonel:                   31 March 1921

31 March 1921– 0 April 1926 Commanded 8^th Australian Field Artillery Brigade

1 May 1926 – 30 April 1932 Commanded 22^nd Brigade A.F.A 

Colonel (Temporary)                1 May 1932

                                                1 May 1932- 31 May 1933 Commanded Artillery 4^th Division  

Colonel:                                    31 October 1933 A.F.A 

Brigadier (Temporary)          1 May 1938 – 31 July 1939

                                                1 August 1939 Unallotted list 

Brigadier:                                  20 November 1939 – 5April 1942 R.A.A Southern Command

1 December 1939- 30 November 1942 A.D.C to Governor General

6 April 1942 – 19 March 1944 Brigadier Royal Artillery HQ Second

Australian Army

Seconded to A.I.F 16 August 1942-5 April 1944 

Retired:                                    6 April  1944 Honorary Brigadier Reserve Officer Gen List Victoria 

Decorations:                            D.S.O 27 September 1916 19^th Battery 22^nd F.A.B A.I.F Somme France

                                                M.I.D 2 October 1916            

                                                M.I.D 6 march 1918 12^th Battery 4^th F.AB A.I.F

                                                VD 

Occupation:                              Salesman, Auctioner  

Died:                                        8 November 1977 Melbourne Victoria