Brigadier Maurice Austin

Service number	110, 1/10, VP16020, QX6158
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Brigadier, Major, Colonel
Birth Date	1916-12-15
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Geelong
Death Date	1985-10-13
Death Place	Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Final Rank	Brigadier
Service	Australian Army
Units	Darwin Mobile Force Australian Army Service Corps 21st Australian Infantry Brigade 29th Australian Infantry Brigade 2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Geelong Canberra
Conflicts/Operations	Korea, 1950-1953 Korea, 1950-1953 Period 1960-1969 Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1953-06-19 Published in London Gazette in 1946-02-14 Published in London Gazette in 1962-06-02 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1962-06-14 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1953-07-02 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-02-21

Collection items

Date of birth	15 December 1916
Date graduated	1938	Graduated from the Royal Military College.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	30 April 1940	2/27th Battalion.
Other	1946-1950	Australian Military Mission, Washington, DC.
Date of honour or award	1952	Awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
Other units	1952-1953	Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea.
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 October 1985