VX22 Geoffrey Hutton Brock, DSO
VX22 Geoffrey Hutton Brock, DSO
| Date of birth | 1907-10-11 | Box Hill, VIC |
| Interwar Service 1 | 1925-07-01 | enlisted 24th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1927-09-02 | lieutenant 24th battalion |
| Date commissioned | 1927-09-02 | |
| Interwar Service 4 | 1934-08-24 | captain |
| Interwar Service 5 | 1939-08-24 | 24/39th battalion |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-10-13 | seconded 2/7th battalion seconded staff captain Headquarters 17th Brigade |
| Career summary 2 | 1939-10-20 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 3 | 1940-01-27 | course company commander Command and Staff School 8 |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-05-18 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 5 | 1940-06-18 - 1940-07-12 | course Middle East Tactical School Fd |
| Career summary 6 | 1940-07-14 | returned to unit (2/7th battalion ) |
| Career summary 7 | 1940-08-14 | seconded brigade major 17th Brigade |
| Career summary 8 | 1940-11-15 | major |
| Career summary 10 | 1941-05 | arrived Middle East ex Greece |
| Career summary 11 | 1941-05-31 | returned to unit |
| Career summary 12 | 1941-07-19 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Career summary 13 | 1941-12-26 | Mention in Despatches (Feb-Jul 41) |
| Career summary 14 | 1942-03-27 | arrived Ceylon |
| Career summary 15 | 1942-08-04 | Returned to Australia (Melb) |
| Career summary 16 | 1942-09-18 | commanding officer 51st battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-09-18 - 1943-04-03 | Battalion: 51st; Rank on appointment: major; Appointed from: 2/7th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion /BA |
| Career summary 17 | 1943-04-03 | administering commanding officer 31/51st battalion |
| Career summary 18 | 1943-04-26 | arrived Thursday Is |
| Career summary 19 | 1943-04-29 | arrived Merauke |
| Career summary 20 | 1943-07-09 | commanding officer 31/51st battalion |
| Appointment | 1943-07-09 - 1943-12-19 | Battalion: 31/51st; Rank on appointment: major; Appointed from: commanding officer 51st battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: deemed medically unfit for duty (died of sickness ): pneumonia, dermititis, nephritis |
| Career summary 21 | 1943-08-14 - 1943-09-12 | attached Headquarters Merauke F |
| Career summary 23 | 1943-11-27 - 1943-12-19 | medical dermatitis, nephritis henocks (kidneys) with purpurat[?]leus pneum |
| Career summary 24 | 1943-12-03 | Returned to Australia Cairns |
| Career summary 22 | 1943-12-09 | lieutenant colonel (bd 18 Sep 42) promul |
| Career summary 25 | 1943-12-19 | Died of sickness (buried Atherton) |
| Career summary 9 | c 1941-04-08 | arrived Greece |
| Interwar Service 2 | ***[Something doesn't make sense here. There is a 'Corporal's Certificate' confirming promotion to CPlatoon dated 25 Sep 1928 in the file, but details on the A.98 'Officer's Record of Service' have him commissioned on 2 Sep 27????]*** |
Cadet Service: senior Cdts 24th battalion 1 Jul 21-30 Jun 25; Occupation: Insurance Official
