Australian Military Units

O344 / Air Vice Marshal Brian Alexander Eaton, CB, CBE, DSO & bar, DFC

Date of birth	15 December 1916	Australia: Tasmania, Launceston
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1936-01-20	Air cadet in Flying Training School.
Date promoted	1937-01-01	Pilot officer.
Other units	1937-01-19	No 1 Squadron.
Other units	1937-05-03	No 21 Squadron.
Date promoted	1937-07-01	Flying officer.
Other units	1938-06-30	No 1 Flying Training School.
Other units	1939-07-19	Equipment Training School.
Date promoted	1939-09-01	Flight lieutenant.
Other units	1940-04-29	Central Flying School.
Date promoted	1940-09-01	Temporary squadron leader.
Other units	1941-06-18	Directorate of Training.
Other units	1942-03-17	No 5 Fighter Sector Headquarters.
Other units	1942-06-09	Headquarters No 1 Training Group.
Other units	1942-08-04	No 5 Service Flying Training School.
Other units	1942-09-01	No 2 Operational Training Unit.
Other units	1942-10-04	No 1 Embarkation Depot.
Other units	1942-11-04	Overseas Headquarters.
Other units	1943-01-17	No 1 Middle East Training School.
Other units	1943-04-19	Commanding Officer No 3 Squadron.
Date promoted	1943-06-01	Flight lieutenant (substantive).
Date promoted	1943-12-01	Temporary wing commander.
Other units	1944-02-20	No 1 Mobile Operations Room Unit, Italy.
Date promoted	1944-08-01	Acting group captain.
Other units	1945-09	RAF Staff College.
Other units	1945-09	Posted to United Kingdom.
Other units	1946	RAF Meteor Squadron.
Other units	1946	RAF School of Air Support, Central Fighter Establishment.
Other units	1946-10	Repatriated to Australia.
Other units	1946-11	RAAF School of Air Support.
Other units	1947	Commanding Officer No 78 Wing, Malta.
Other units	1948	Headquarters, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan.
Other units	1949-11	Deputy Director of Training.
Other units	1951	Commanding Officer No 78 Wing, Malta.
Other units	1955	RAAF Director of Operations.
Other units	1957	Commandant School of Land-Air Warfare.
Other units	1957	Officer Commanding RAAF Williamtown.
Other units	1959	Director Joint Services Plans.
Other units	1961	Imperial Defence College.
Date of death	October 1992

Air Vice Marshal with HQ's Operational Command Penrith prior to discharge from the RAAF, 15 December 1973.