SX2915 / Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Cedric 'Ike' Isaachsen, DSO
SX2915 / Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Cedric 'Ike' Isaachsen, DSO
| Date of birth | 1911-06-05 | Mannum, SA |
| Date commissioned | 1933-09-20 | |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1933-09-20 | lieutenant 27th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1939-04-14 | captain |
| Career summary 2 | 1940-05-01 | seconded 2/27th battalion |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-05-07 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-06-17 - 1940-07-05 | course Staff & Command School Sydney (Company Co |
| Career summary 5 | 1940-11-24 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 6 | 1941-01-14 | major |
| Career summary 7 | 1941-10-04 | gun shot wound lf leg 18 Jun 41 (returned to unit |
| Career summary 9 | 1941-11-25 | course Middle East Combined Training Centre 15 |
| Career summary 10 | 1942-03-25 | Returned to Australia (4MD) |
| Career summary 11 | 1942-08-11 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 51st battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-08-11 - 1942-09-02 | Battalion: 51st; Rank on appointment: major, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: 2/27th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion (battalion disbanded ??) |
| Career summary 12 | 1942-08-14 | arrived New Guinea |
| Career summary 13 | 1942-09-01 | lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 14 | 1942-09-02 | commanding officer 36th battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-09-02 - 1945-08-28 | Battalion: 36th; Rank on appointment: commanding officer 36th battalion ; Appointed from: commanding officer 51st battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion (battalion disbanded ?) |
| Career summary 17 | 1943-02-27 - 1943-03-18 | evacuated Malaria benign tertian (a type of mala |
| Career summary 15 | 1943-03-19 | Returned to Australia (Mareeba) |
| Career summary 18 | 1943-05-29 | evacuated Malaria benign tertian (a type of malaria) 6 |
| Career summary 16 | 1943-07-07 | arrived New Guinea |
| Career summary 19 | 1944-04-26 | attached Headquarters 6th Brigade 14 |
| Career summary 20 | 1944-07-20 | Returned to Australia (Townsville ) |
| Career summary 21 | 1944-07-21 - 1944-09-23 | course Staff Cse (amphibious) |
| Career summary 22 | 1944-09-24 | arrived Moresby |
| Career summary 23 | 1944-10-08 | Arrived New Britain |
| Career summary 24 | 1945-06-26 | Returned to Australia (Bris) |
| Career summary 25 | 1945-08-28 | commanding officer 2/1st battalion |
| Appointment | 1945-08-28 - 1945-10-24 | Battalion: 2/1st; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: lieutenant colonel; Reason for end of appointment: demobilised |
| Career summary 26 | 1945-10-24 | relinquished command 2/1st battalion |
| Career summary 27 | 1945-11-22 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 28 | 1946-02-21 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (South-west Pacific Area 1 Oct 44-31 Mar 45) |
| Interwar Service 1 | presumably OR service | |
| Career summary 8 | 30 Dec 41 MID | |
| Career summary 1 | captain 27th battalion |
Occupation: Solicitor
