NX12305 Colonel Robert William George Ogle, DSO
NX12305 Colonel Robert William George Ogle, DSO
| Date of birth | 1904-11-21 | Waratah NSW |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1920 | SGT 1st Fd Company |
| Date commissioned | 1924-08-01 | |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1924-08-01 | lieutenant AE |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1928-09-13 | captain |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1934-09-14 | major |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1937-06-17 | 2/34th battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 | 1938-05-01 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 13th battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 | 1938-05-16 | course competant for PROM to lieutenant colonel |
| Interwar Service 8 | 1939-04-06 | Unattached List relinquished command temporary lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-12-11 | major 13th battalion |
| Career summary 2 | 1939-12-11 | seconded BMGO? Machine Gun Officer? Headquarters 14th Brigade |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-03-27 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-05-01 | seconded major 2/17th battalion from 13th battalion |
| Career summary 5 | 1940-08-29 | TFD brigade major Headquarters 24th Brigade |
| Career summary 6 | 1941-01-30 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 7 | 1941-06-13 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/15th battalion |
| Appointment | 1941-06-13 - 1942-09-02 | Battalion: 2/15th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: brigade major 24th Brigade; Reason for end of appointment: wounded in action: Mine El Alamein |
| Career summary 8 | 1941-08-22 | medical (evac 2/4th AGH why?) 6 |
| Career summary 9 | 1941-12-31 | Mention in Despatches |
| Career summary 10 | 1942-06-09 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Career summary 13 | 1942-09-02 | relinquished command 2/15th battalion |
| Career summary 11 | 1942-09-02 | wounded in action (multiple Shell/shrapnel wound (mine? fracture rt ankle) |
| Career summary 15 | 1942-10-16 | medical downgrade 'unfit for service' |
| Career summary 16 | 1942-12-15 | Mention in Despatches (Nov 41-Apr 42) |
| Career summary 14 | 1943-01-09 | Returned to Australia (Syd) (medevac) |
| Career summary 17 | 1943-09-10 | general service officer grade 1 (Trg) G Br, Adv Land Headquarters |
| Career summary 18 | 1944-02-21 | general service officer grade 1 (Operational Reports) Dir'e of Mil Operaptions, G Br, Adv Land Headquarters |
| Career summary 19 | 1944-06-19 - 1944-07-18 | attached Headquarters 9thDiv |
| Career summary 20 | 1944-10-26 | ED |
| Career summary 21 | 1944-11-11 | general service officer grade 1 (Training & Op Reports) Adv Land Headquarters |
| Career summary 24 | 1945-09-26 | Returned to Australia (Brisbane ) ex Morotai |
| Career summary 25 | 1945-12-12 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 22 | c 1945-06-18 | arrived Lae |
| wounded in action | Mine? El Alamien 2 Sep 42 | |
| Citations 3 | The operation, which was undertaken as a counter stroke to an enemy attack elsewhere , was most carefully and thoroughly planned and prepared by Lt.-Col. OGLE. | |
| Citations 5 | recmd BRIG Windeyer 20th Bde EXT SHEET DN 27/42, LG Supp 35771/42 | |
| WW2 Service 2 | El Alamein | |
| Career summary 12 | In carrier that ran over mine as battalion reached OBJ. | |
| Citations 2 | 'For his gallantry and skilful leadership during a raid which his Bn., supported by other arms, carried out against enemy positions on a feature near TEL EL EISA. | |
| Citations 4 | It took the form of an attack just before dawn by which the enemy was completely surprised. Parts of his minefield were raised and passages made for our tanks to get through. Heavy casualties were inflicteddd on the enemy and more than one hundred German prisoners were taken. Early in the operation Lt.-Col. OGLE was himslef seriously wounded when the vehicle in which he was travelling ran on a mine. Notwithstanding his wounds, while waiting to be evacuatedd he gave orderrs to offrs with him about getting the tankss through the minefield and for the future conduct of the operation. Lt.-Col. OGLE who in this and other engagements, showed outstanding qualities of aggression and determination did much to inspire the troops under his command with resolutions and confidence.' | |
| Career summary 23 | arrived Morotai ??? | |
| WW2 Service 1 | Benghazi | |
| Date of death | 1981-01-28 |
Served with 2/15 Infantry Battalion in North African campaign during Second World War.
