Major General Ronald Laurence Hughes

Service number DX852, 72
Ranks Held Brigadier, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 17/09/1920
Birth Place Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Death Date 02/02/2003
Final Rank Major General
Service Australian Army
Units
  • 1st Australian Task Force
  • 2/3 Battalion
  • 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Place Adelaide
Conflicts/Operations
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Vietnam War, 1962-1975

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 17/09/1920
Other units 1939 - 1945 2/3rd Battalion.
Other 1939 Graduated from the Royal Military College.
Date of honour or award 1952 Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Other units 1952 - 1953 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, Korea.
Other 1964 - 1966 Services Attache Indonesia.
Other 1966 - 1967 Commander 6 Task Force.
Other units 1967 - 1968 Commander 1st Australian Task Force, South Vietnam.
Date of honour or award 1968 Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Other 1970 - 1974 Director Military Operations and Plans Army HQ.
Other units 1974 - 1976 Commander 1 Division.
Other 1976 - 1977 Chief of the Reserve, Army Headquarters.
Other 1977 Retired.
Date of death 02/02/2003

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