Australian Military Units

VX138 Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Bradbury Challen, MBE

Date of birth	1906-11-26	Daylesford, VIC
Other units	1924	37th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	1924
Date promoted	1925-10-05	Lieutenant.
Date commissioned	1925-10-05
Other units	1936-06-05	57/60th Battalion.
Other units	1939-10-13	2/8th Battalion.
Date promoted	1940-01-25	Captain.
Other	1940-05-18	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	1940-05-28 - 1940-06-17	Attached Headquarters 19th Brigade.
Other	1940-07-22 - 1940-08-26	Course Middle East Tactical School.
Other units	1940-09-23	Seconded adjutant 19th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Other units	1941-03-29	Seconded staff captain 21st Brigade.
Other	1941-09-08 - 1941-12-30	Course Middle East Staff School.
Other units	1941-12-28	Brigade major 21st Brigade.
Date of honour or award	1941-12-30	Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Date returned to Australia	1942-03-25	Adelaide.
Other units	1942-09-30	Commanding officer 2/14th Battalion.
Other units	1942-09-30 - 1943-07-05	2/14th Battalion.
Date returned to Australia	1943-01-16	Cairns.
Other units	1943-01-17	Attached Headquarters 21st Brigade.
Other units	1943-07-09	Attached Headquarters 2 Australian Corps.
Other units	1943-12-15	General service officer grade 1 (Liasion) Headquarters 1st Australian Corps.
Date promoted	1943-12-30	Major.
Date promoted	1943-12-30	Lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1944-04-12	General service officer grade 1 (Liasion) Headquarters 2nd Australian Corps.
Other	1944-04-28	Arrived Moresby.
Other units	1944-05-06	General service officer grade 1 (Liasion) Headquarters New Guinea Force.
Other units	1944-10-02	General service officer grade 1 (Liasion) Headquarters 2nd Australian Corps.
Other	1945-01-07	Arrived Bougainville.
Other units	1945-03-17 - 1945-04-04	Attached Headquarters 15th Brigade
Other units	1945-09-26 - 1945-10-07	Attached Headquarters 3rd Division.
Date returned to Australia	1945-10-30	Brisbane.
Other	1945-11-15	Reserve of Officers.
Date of death	1971-09-08