Major General George Alan Vasey, CB, CBE, DSO,

Date of birth	1895-03-29	East Malvern, VIC.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1913-03	Entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon.
Other	1915-05	After graduating he was comissioned as a lieutenant in the permanent military forces.
Other	1915-06	Transferred to the AIF.
Other units	1916-03	Vasey reached France and fought on the Somme with the Divisional Artillery.
Date promoted	1916-08	Promoted to captain.
Other units	1916-11	Given command of the 13th Field Battery.
Other units	1917 - 1919	Vasey served as brigade major of the 11th Infantry Brigade.
Date of honour or award	1918-06-03	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Date of honour or award	1918-10-24	Mention in Despatches.
Date of honour or award	1919-10-30	Mention in Despatches.
Date of discharge	1919-11	AIF appointment ended and Vasey returned to the militia as a lieutenant, and honorary major.
Date promoted	1934	Appointed brigade major of the 8th Indian Brigade.
Date returned to Australia	1937	Vasey served with Army Headquarters in Melbourne.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1939-10-31	Enlisted in the 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	1939-11	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1939-12	Appointed as assistant adjutant and quartermaster general in the 6th Division, and sailed for Palestine.
Date promoted	1940-03	Appointed temporary brigadier commanding the 19th Brigade.
Date of honour or award	1941-04-01	Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Date of honour or award	1941-11-04	Bar to Distinguished Service Order.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1942-09-14 - 1943-03-14	Appointed officer in command of 6th Division, AIF, in New Guinea.
Other units	1942-10	Took command of the 7th Division.
Other	1943	Involved in the successful battles Nadzab and Lae.
Date of honour or award	1943-05-28	Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Other	1944-02	Became ill and was evacuated back to Australia and deemed unfit for duty.
Date of honour or award	1944-11-23	United States Distinguished Service Cross.
Date of honour or award	1944-11-23	Greek War Cross - First Class.
Other	1945	Resumed command of the 6th Division.
Date of death	1945-03-05	Died when his plane, a Hudson, crashed into the sea at Machans Beach, just north of Cairns in Queensland. Vasey was flying to New Guinea to take up his command. All on board were killed.
Date of honour or award	1945-03-08	Posthumously recieved a Mention in Despatches.