VX47925 Henry McKean Tasker

Date of birth	1900-09-29	Seymour, VIC
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	1919
Other units	1920	Gunner wiht 105 Battery.
Date commissioned	1924-12-02
Other units	1924-12-02	Lieutenant with 54th Battalion.
Date promoted	1927-12-14	Appointed captain.
Other	1929-07-01	Placed on the unattached list.
Other	1934-07-01	Reserve of Officers.
Other	1937-04-22	Placed on the unattached list.
Other units	1939-12-18	Seconded Intelligence Officer, Headquarters 10th Brigade.
Other units	1939-12-18	37th Battalion.
Other units	1940-04-21	General service officer grade 3 Headquarters 3rd Division.
Date promoted	1940-05-08	Temporary brigade major.
Other units	1940-07-01	Seconded as major to 2/24th Battalion.
Date promoted	1940-09-26	Appointed major.
Other	1940-12-17	Arrived Middle East.
Other	1941-02-23	Seconded brigade major (staff learner) 26th Brigade.
Other units	1941-06-04 - 1941-12-29	Commanding officer 26th AITB.
Date returned to Australia	1942-08-07	Returned to Melbourne.
Other units	1942-09-18 - 1943-07-22	Temporary lieutenant colonel, and commanding officer 47th Battalion.
Other	1942-12-20	Course - anti tank & artillery.
Other	1943-01-24	Arrived New Guinea.
Other	1943-03-29	Course - 5th Division Special Course.
Other units	1943-04-27 - 1943-06-09	Attached Headquarters Company.
Other units	1943-07-22	Commanding officer Milne Bay Base Sub Area.
Other	1943-07-22	Relinquished command 47th Battalion.
Date returned to Australia	1943-08-30	Returned to Townsville.
Other	1943-09-16	Arrived Milne Bay.
Date returned to Australia	1943-09-27	Returned to Townsville.
Date promoted	1944-03-16	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date returned to Australia	1945-05
Other	1945-07-22	Arrived Morotai.
Other	1945-07-24	Arrived Labuan.
Other	1946-07-16	Reserve of Officers.