Brigadier Maurice Austin

Service number	QX6158, VP16020, 1/10, 110
Ranks Held	Brigadier, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date	15/12/1916
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Geelong
Death Date	13/10/1985
Death Place	Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Final Rank	Brigadier
Service	Australian Army
Units	2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion 21st Australian Infantry Brigade 29th Australian Infantry Brigade
Places	Canberra Geelong
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945 Korean War, 1950-1953 Korean War, 1950-1953 Period 1960-1979

Collection items

Date of birth	15/12/1916
Date graduated	1938	Graduated from the Royal Military College.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	30/04/1940	2/27th Battalion.
Other	1946-1950	Australian Military Mission, Washington, DC.
Other units	1952-1953	Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea.
Date of honour or award	1952	Awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Other units	1957-1958	Commandant Jungle Training Centre.
Other	1961-1964	ADC (Honorary) to Governor General of Australia.
Date of honour or award	1962	Awarded Order of the British Empire.
Other	1964-1971	Deputy Adjutant General.
Other	1971	Retired.
Date of death	13/10/1985