VX32 Theodore Gordon 'Myrtle' Walker, DSO
VX32 Theodore Gordon 'Myrtle' Walker, DSO
| Date of birth | 1900-10-14 | Richmond VIC |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1918-07-01 | private 2/24th battalion |
| Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 1918-07-01 | |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1918-11-28 | CPlatoon |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1920-03-31 | SGT 24th battalion |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1921-03-31 | lieutenant |
| Date commissioned | 1921-03-31 | |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1925-09-14 | captain |
| Interwar Service 6 | 1932-11-07 | major |
| Interwar Service 7 | 1934-12-17 | Certified competant for lieutenant colonel comd in fd |
| Interwar Service 8 | 1935-06-01 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 24th battalion |
| Interwar Service 9 | 1939-08-24 | commanding officer 24/39th battalion |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-10-13 | appointed lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/7th battalion |
| Appointment | 1939-10-13 - 1941-06-01 | Battalion: 2/7th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 24/39th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: prisoner of war: Sphakia, Crete |
| Career summary 2 | 1939-10-25 | Enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-05-17 | arrived Middle East |
| Citations 2 | 1941-03-07 | 'At Bardia on 3rd January 1941, Lt.-Col. Walker showed great ability in a very confused situation. His sound planning and leadership under fire inspired his Battalion in its fighting during the nights of 3rd and 4th January, and these attributes and his execution of orders were the chief contributing factors in the success of 17th Australian Infantry Brigade operations.' - DV1 |
| Career summary 4 | 1941-03-28 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Career summary 9 | 1941-06-04 - 1941-06-22 | Skenes |
| Career summary 7 | 1941-06-07 | missing in action |
| Career summary 10 | 1941-06-22 - 1941-07-10 | Polytechnic Athens |
| Career summary 11 | 1941-07-10 - 1941-08-24 | Kokinia |
| Career summary 8 | 1941-07-15 | Confirmed prisoner of war wounded in action |
| Career summary 12 | 1941-09-02 - 1941-10-14 | Lamsdorf Stalag VIIinfantry battalion |
| Career summary 13 | 1941-10-15 | Warburg |
| Career summary 14 | 1941-10-16 - 1945-04-29 | Spangenburg Oflag 9AZ |
| Career summary 16 | 1945-04-12 | arrived United Kingdom |
| Career summary 15 | 1945-04-14 | Reported safe in Allied hands |
| Career summary 17 | 1945-07-07 | Returned to Australia (Sydney) |
| Career summary 18 | 1945-08-25 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 5 | c 1941-04-10 | arrived Greece |
| WW2 Service 1 | Bardia-Benghazi | |
| Career summary 6 | prisoner of war 1 Jun 41 Sphakia, Crete | |
| wounded in action | 1 Jun 41, Sphakia, Crete |
Cadet Service: senior Cadets 1 Jul 1914-30 Jun 1918; Occupation: Bank Officer
