NX94 Lieutenant Colonel Keith Hamilton Montgomery

NX94 Lieutenant Colonel Keith Hamilton Montgomery

Date of birth1904-12-12 Kogarah, NSW 
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)  1923-12-01  45th Battalion. 
Other units  1926-11-25  20/54th Battalion. 
Other  1934-07-24  Reserve of Officers. 
Date promoted  1939-02-08  Captain. 
Other units  1939-09-01  54th Battalion. 
Other units  1939-09-29  20/19th Battalion. 
Other units  1939-10-13  Seconded captain 2/4th Battalion. 
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)  1939-10-24  Enlisted 2nd AIF. 
Other  1940-02-13  Arrived Middle East. 
Other units  1940-07-20 - 1940-08-04  Attached 20 Anti Aircraft Battery. 
Other units  1940-08-19  2/4th Battalion. 
Date promoted  1940-11-18  Major. 
Other units  1941-11-24  Attached Headquarters 6th Division. 
Other  1941-12-28  Seconded Headquarters 6th Division deputy adjutant and quartermaster general. 
Date returned to Australia  1942-03-16   
Other units  1942-04-14 - 1943-07-22  Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 8th Battalion. 
Other  1943-02-01  Arrived New Guinea. 
Date returned to Australia  1943-02-19  Returned to Townsville. 
Other units  1943-07-22 - 1944-08-31  Commanding officer 47th Battalion. 
Other  1943-08-13  Arrived New Guinea. 
Date returned to Australia  1943-12-21  Returned to Townsville. 
Other  1944-01-23  Arrived New Guinea. 
Date returned to Australia  1944-06-13  Returned to Sydney. 
Date of honour or award  1944-12-11  Mention in Despatches. 
Other units  1944-12-29  Commanding officer 4th Australian Reinforcements Training Battalion. 
Date of honour or award  1945-03-09  Officer of the Order of the British Empire. 
Other  1946-05-07  Reserve of Officers. 
Other  c 1941-04-01  Arrived Greece. 
Other  c 1941-06-13  Arrived Middle East.