NX12218 (N60368) Lieutenant Colonel Henry Humfrey Marsden Chilton

NX12218 (N60368) Lieutenant Colonel Henry Humfrey Marsden Chilton

Date of birth1909-09-28 Turramurra, NSW 
Date commissioned  1931-02-20  Lieutenant 18th Battalion. 
Other units  1935-07-01  18/51st Battalion. 
Date promoted  1938-08-29  Appointed captain. 
Other units  1940-03-04 - 1940-05-06  Full time duty Eastern Command Recruit Training. 
Other units  1940-05-01  Seconded captain 2/13th Battalion from 18th Battalion. 
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)  1940-05-07  Enlisted in the 2nd AIF. 
Other  1940-11-26  Arrived Middle East. 
Date promoted  1941-01-28  Appointed major. 
Other units  1941-08-20  Seconded commanding officer 20th Australian Infantry Training Battalion. 
Other units  1942-08-11 - 1943-08-18  Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 13/33rd Battalion. 
Other units  1942-12-23  Attached Headquarters 1st Brigade. 
Other  1942-12-27 - 1943-01-17  Course - JOOT School. 
Other  1943-08-13 - 1943-09-27  Course - Land Headquarters Tactical School. 
Other units  1943-08-18 - 1945-05-17  Temporary lieutenant colonel 12/50th Battalion. 
Date promoted  1944  Appointed lieutenant colonel. 
Other units  1945-05-17 - 1945-07-14  Commanding officer 12/40th Battalion. 
Other units  1945-07-14 - 1946-02-28  Commanding officer 28th Battalion. 
Other  1945-07-26  Arrived New Britain. 
Date returned to Australia  1946-01-13  Returned to Brisbane. 
Other  1946-03-21  Reserve of Officers. 
Date promoted  1947-04-14  Officer of the Order of the British Empire.