Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Nairn Roach

Service number	540, VX41587; Lieutenant Colonel
Ranks Held	Captain, Corporal
Birth Date	1894-05-03
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Neutral Bay
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	5th Australian Infantry Battalion 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Neutral Bay
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-01 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18

Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

5th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Corporal
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

5th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
Honours and Awards:

Unit

5th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain

London Gazette

01 January 1918 on page 51 at position 98

Commonwealth Gazette

18 April 1918 on page 847 at position 112

Timeline

Date of birth	03 May 1894	Neutral Bay, NSW.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	17 August 1914	5th Battalion.
Date promoted	09 September 1914	Corporal.
Date of embarkation	21 October 1914
Date commissioned	08 December 1915
Date promoted	12 March 1916	Lieutenant.
Other	20 May 1916	Camp Commandant Headquarters 2nd Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award	20 September 1917
Other	02 May 1918	Appointed in AIF terminated upon commissioning in Indian Army.
Other	01 January 1921	Captain, Reserve of Officers.
Other units	31 March 1921	5th Battalion.
Other	01 July 1921	Assistant staff officer G Branch Headquarters 4th Division.
Other	01 July 1922	Staff officer G Branch Headquarters 4th Division.
Other	01 July 1924	Staff officer Intelligence Section 3 District Base.
Other	01 December 1924	Reserve of Officers.
Other units	1928-01-04 - 1931-01-03	Staff captain 3rd Division Artillery.
Other units	27 January 1932	39th Battalion.
Other units	1932-01-27 - 1933-09-30	Seconded staff captain Headquarters 10th Brigade.
Date promoted	07 February 1934	Major.
Other units	01 December 1936	37/39th Battalion.
Other	06 January 1937	Deputy adjutant and quartermaster general Headquarters 4th Division.
Other	01 January 1938	General service officer grade 2 Headquarters 4th Division.
Other units	27 June 1938	29/22nd Battalion.
Other units	24 August 1939	29th Battalion.
Other units	1939-11-09 - 1940-07-01	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 14th Battalion.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	26 June 1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other units	1940-07-01 - 1942-01-17	Seconded 2/21st Battalion as commanding officer.
Other	17 December 1941	Arrived Ambon (Gull Force).
Date returned to Australia	17 January 1942	Returned to Darwin.
Other	10 March 1942	Reserve of Officers.
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	c 1912