Q383 (QX50080) Francis Roper North, Francis Roger, CB MC & Bar
Q383 (QX50080) Francis Roper North, Francis Roger, CB MC & Bar
| Date of birth | 1894-04-13 | Ipswich QLD |
| Pre WW1 Service 1 | 1914-06-16 | 2lieutenant 8th Infantry regiment |
| Date commissioned | 1914-06-16 | |
| Pre WW1 Service 2 | 1915-07-01 | lieutenant |
| WW1 Service 1 | 1915-08-24 | 2lieutenant (AIF) |
| WW1 Service 3 | 1916-06-01 | captain 46th battalion |
| WW1 Service 2 | 1917-06-01 | Mention in Despatches 2 Jan 1917, |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1918-10-01 | lieutenant 5/9th Infantry Rget |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1920-04-30 | captain Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1922-10-01 | AALD, Lstaff officer 7 Infantry Brigade |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1923-07-29 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1924-12-01 | commanding officer 31st battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 | 1927-01-20 | major |
| Interwar Service 7 | 1927-09-20 | lieutenant colonel |
| Interwar Service 8 | 1929-04-01 | Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 9 | 1933-07-31 | Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 10 | 1933-10-01 | commanding officer 31st battalion |
| Appointment | 1933-10-01 - 1940-08-01 | Battalion: 31st; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: Reserve of Officers ; Reason for end of appointment: promotion field command: 11th Brigade |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-08-27 | full time duty 25 |
| Career summary 2 | 1940-07-03 | full time duty commanding officer Miowera AIF Depot |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-08-01 | temporary brigadier, commander 11th Brigade |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-09-03 | command 11th Brigade & administering commandant NQ Area |
| Career summary 5 | 1940-12-18 | END full time duty |
| Career summary 6 | 1941-03-06 | full time duty |
| Career summary 7 | 1941-04-06 | command 7th Brigade |
| Career summary 8 | 1942-05-08 | relinquished command & temporary brigadier 7th Brigade |
| Career summary 9 | 1942-06-20 | temporary colonel command Headquarters (NQld) Lines of Communication Sub Area |
| Career summary 10 | 1943-01-02 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 11 | 1943-02-20 | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Career summary 12 | 1945-11-01 | relinquished command 1 Aust Lines of Communication Sub Area |
| Career summary 13 | 1945-11-27 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 14 | *** NO ACTIVE SERVICE *** | |
| Citations 2 | 'Temporary Brigadier Norrth was appointed to a commission in the Citizen Military Forces on 16th June, 1914 and served in the 1914-18 war as an Infantry Company Commander. Since 1914-18 he commandeed the 31st Battalion with marked success for two periods totalling in all eleven years and was appointed to command the 11th Infantry Brigade, which he now commands, on 1.8.40. He commands one of the important areas in the defence of Australia and has prepared the troops under his command for thier difficult task with unflagging zeal and energy.' |
Extra Service Number: QX50080; Militia Number: Q30601; Occupation: Solicitor
