Theodore Friederick Ulrich

Theodore Friederick Ulrich
Born (1888-12-10)December 10, 1888
Victoria
Died December 12, 1963(1963-12-12) (aged 75)
Nationality Australian
Citizenship Australian

Major Theodore Friederick Ulrich DSO and Two Bars (10 December 1888 - 12 December 1963) was an Australian officer in the First Australian Imperial Force during World War I.[1] Born in Ararat, Victoria to a family of German ancestry, he spent his childhood in Melbourne and early adult life employed as a clerk for a firm under the ownership of Sir Charles Wellington Connibere.[2] In 1910 he enlisted in the Australian Armed Forces, serving in the 1st Battalion of the 2/6th until 1912 when he transferred to the East Melbourne Regiment.[1]

Ulrich was shipped out to Egypt as a lieutenant in October 1914. In April 1915 he landed at Gallipoli and was promoted to captain two days later.[1] He succumbed to illness in November and was evacuated, recuperating until February 1916 whereupon he deployed in France as a major, and shortly after a brigade major. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order during the Battle of the Somme as well as being mentioned in dispatches.[1] He took command of a battalion in July 1917, and was wounded at the Battle of Ypres in October that year but needed only a few days to recuperate.[1]

In April 1918 his assumed command as a temporary lieutenant colonel after his superior officer was killed. He led his command at the Battle of Lihons and the Battle of Herleville Wood where he received a Bar to his Distinguished Service Order, and was twice more mentioned in dispatches.[1]

Ulbrich was returned to Australia in 1919 and placed in command of militia units. He moved into business as a butcher and was married. He remained in civilian life until the outbreak of World War II where he was given command of an Australian-based garrison until 1945 when he retired once more to business.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Higgins, Matthew (1990). "Ulrich, Theodore Friederick (1888–1963)". Australian Dictionary of Biography XII.
  2. ↑ De Serville, Paul H. (1981). "Connibere, Sir Charles Wellington (1864–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography VIII.
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