NX379 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Frederick Assheton

NX379 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Frederick Assheton

Date of birth1901-09-21 Kalgoorlie, WA 
Date commissioned  1927-12-03   
Other units  1927-12-03  Lieutenant, 9th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers. 
Other units  1928-11-16  6th Light Horse Regiment. 
Other units  1932-09-27  7th Light Horse Regiment. 
Other units  1934-01-02  33/41th Battalion. 
Date promoted  1935-03-12  Appointed captain. 
Date promoted  1939-04-06  Appointed major. 
Other  1939-10-28  Course No 12 Commanding Officers (Sydney). 
Other units  1939-12-16 - 1940-05-01  Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 33rd Battalion. 
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)  1940-03-18  Enlisted 2nd AIF. 
Other units  1940-05-01  Seconded as a major 2/13th Battalion. 
Other units  1940-07-15  2nd in Command 2/18th Battalion. 
Other  1941-02-18  Arrived Sinapore. 
Other units  1941-08-04 - 1942-02-09  Acting lieutenant colonel and commanding officer 2/20th Battalion. 
Date promoted  1941-11-14  Appointed lieutenant colonel. 
Date of death1942-02-12 Malaya