Australian Military Units

VX14050 Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong Corby

Date of birth	1895-12-28	Melbourne VIC
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	1916-07-01
Other units	1916-07-01 - 1918-08-27	54th Battalion.
Date commissioned	1918-08-28
Other units	1918-10-01	5/29th Infantry Regiment.
Date promoted	1921-03-15	Lieutenant.
Other units	1921-03-31	60th Battalion.
Date promoted	1924-03-20	Captain.
Other units	1930-07-01	57/60th Battalion.
Date promoted	1933-03-28	Major.
Other units	1940-05-06	Seconded 2/14th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1940-05-06	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other	1940-11-25	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	1941-05-02	Seconded as command 7th Australian Infantry Training Brigade.
Other units	1941-05-05	Seconded as commanding officer 21st Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Date promoted	1941-05-25	Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1941-05-25 - 1942-04-23	2/33rd Battalion.
Other units	1941-06-06	Commanding officer 2/33rd Battalion.
Date promoted	1941-11-24	Lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1942-05-04	15th Australian Infantry Training Brigade.
Other units	1942-05-23	Commanding officer 15th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Other units	1943-09-28	Commanding officer 34th Battalion.
Appointment	1943-09-28 - 1943-12-02	Battalion: 34th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 15th Australian infantry training battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion
Other units	1943-12-02	Commanding officer 41/2nd Battalion.
Appointment	1943-12-02 - 1944-05-03	Battalion: 41/2nd; Rank on appointment: commanding officer 34th battalion ; Appointed from: lieutenant colonel; Reason for end of appointment: deemed medically unfit for duty: Class B2 recurrent bronchitis
Career summary 21	1944-05-03	relinquish (retirement) commanding officer 41/2nd battalion
Career summary 20	1944-05-03	medical downgrade Class D
Career summary 23	1944-07-04	Reserve of Officers
Date of death	1970-11-15