NX6 Lieutenant Vivian Theophilus England, DSO
NX6 Lieutenant Vivian Theophilus England, DSO
| Date of birth | 1894-06-04 | Sydney, NSW |
| Date commmissioned | 1918-10-02 | |
| WW1 Service 2 | 1918-10-02 | 2lieutenant |
| WW1 Service 3 | 1919-01-02 | lieutenant Air Fore Cross |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1920-10-01 | lieutenant SUS |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1923-02-01 | Captain |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1923-08-07 | Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1926-04-01 | Retired List |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1928-06-29 | 33rd battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 | 1929-06-29 | major |
| Interwar Service 7 | 1929-07-01 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 8 | 1932-01-08 | 55th battalion |
| Interwar Service 9 | 1935-07-01 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 55th battalion |
| Interwar Service 10 | 1937-08-01 - 1941-03-13 | commanding officer 55/53rd battalion |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-10-13 | seconded: 2/3rd; Rank on appointment: |
| Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 1939-10-13 - 1941-03-13 | Commanding officer of 2/3 Battalion, 6 Division, 16 Brigade. |
| Appointment | 1939-10-13 - 1941-03-13 | Battalion: 2/3rd: Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 55th battalion; Reason for end of appointment: age new command-training unit: 6th Australian infantry training Brigade |
| Career summary 2 | 1939-10-16 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-02-02 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-10-08 - 1940-11-10 | course Middle East Tactical School (senior |
| Career summary 5 | 1940-11-26 - 1940-12-02 | attached 16th Australian infantry training battalion |
| Citations 2 | 1941-01-05 | 'For gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on BARDIA during the period 3 Jan. 41 to |
| Career summary 6 | 1941-03-07 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Career summary 7 | 1941-03-13 | commanding officer 6th Australian infantry training Brigade |
| Career summary 9 | 1941-09-18 | ED |
| Career summary 10 | 1941-12-24 | medical downgrade 'assessed as fit for duties other than activve service with field formations' |
| Career summary 11 | 1941-12-27 | temporary colonel temporary brigadier commanding officer AIF Middle East reinforcements Depot |
| Career summary 8 | 1941-12-27 | Mentioned in the CiC's Dispatch on Operations Aug 39-Nove 40 |
| Career summary 12 | 1942-02-11 | commanding officer AIF Middle East reinforcements Depot No.2 |
| Career summary 14 | 1942-05-23 | commanding officer AIF Base Area (Adela |
| Career summary 13 | 1942-05-23 | Returned to Australia (4MD) |
| Career summary 15 | 1942-08-24 | commanding officer Volunteer Defence Corps NSW Lines of Communication Area |
| Career summary 16 | 1945-01-31 | relinquished command Volunteer Defence Corps... |
| Career summary 17 | 1945-04-06 | medical downgrade Class B2 'Const (H) & vision unfit heavy work & mental stress' |
| Career summary 18 | 1945-04-10 | honourary brigadier Reserve of Officers |
| Citations 6 | He set a fine example throughout the battle | |
| Citations 4 | On 4 Jan. he again led his Bn. with dash and determination forward, captured all objectives and many more prisoners. His aggressive action contributed very much to the fall of the town of BARDIA | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 12 Light Horese regiments | |
| WW2 Service 1 | Bardia-Benghazi | |
| Citations 7 | -Ext Sheet DN 4/41 LG Supp 35157/41 | |
| Citations 3 | He gallantly and successfully led his Bn. on 3 Jan. 41 in an attack on the high ground overlooking BARDIA during which his Bn. captured all objective and serveral thousands of prisoners | |
| Citations 5 | On 5 Jan. he again led his Bn. and cleared his sectin of the perimeter of the remaining elements of the enemy | |
| Date of death | 1951-09-19 |
Occupation: Civil Engineer - Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission (Public Servant)
