| Date of birth |
22 March 1906 |
Auckland, NZ |
| Interwar Service 1 |
03 August 1926 |
lieutenant 19 battalion |
| Date commissioned |
03 September 1926 |
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| Interwar Service 2 |
01 July 1930 |
lieutenant 55 battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 |
14 October 1931 |
captain |
| Interwar Service 4 |
09 March 1936 |
major |
| Interwar Service 5 |
01 August 1937 |
major 55/53rd battalion |
| Career summary 2 |
13 October 1939 |
captain (Hon major) 2/3rd battalion |
| Career summary 3 |
20 October 1939 |
enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 4 |
14 February 1940 |
arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 5 |
1940-04-10 - 1940-05-05 |
Fd Works Cse Middle East Tactical Sc |
| Career summary 6 |
10 December 1940 |
1 Australian Corps Legal Cse 1 |
| Career summary 7 |
15 December 1940 |
major |
| Career summary 8 |
07 March 1941 |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Citations 1 |
26 March 1941 |
DSO (GO 40/41) |
| Career summary 13 |
1941-06 |
Cse Middle East Combined Engr Centre c. |
| Career summary 11 |
1941-07-03 - 1942-01-15 |
commanding officer 16 Infantry Training battalion |
| Career summary 14 |
16 January 1942 |
relinquished command 16 Australian infantry training battalion returned to unit |
| Career summary 12 |
1942-01-16 - 1942-08-10 |
2/3rd battalion |
| Career summary 15 |
27 March 1942 |
arrived Ceylon |
| Career summary 16 |
07 August 1942 |
Returned to Australia (Melbourne) |
| Appointment |
1942-08-11 - 1945-02-08 |
Battalion: 26th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: 2/3rd battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: deemed psychologically unfit for duty |
| Career summary 17 |
1942-08-11 - 1945-02-08 |
temporary lieutenant colonel 11 Aug 1942 commanding officer 26 battalion |
| Career summary 18 |
01 September 1942 |
lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 19 |
25 December 1942 |
AT Refresher Cse 4 |
| Career summary 20 |
1943-08-13 - 1943-10-11 |
senior officers Motor Transport Co |
| Career summary 21 |
1944-02-27 - 1944-04-09 |
Land Headquarters Tactical School (senior O |
| Career summary 22 |
08 December 1944 |
arrived Bougainville |
| Career summary 24 |
08 February 1945 |
relinquished command 26th battalion |
| Career summary 25 |
19 February 1945 |
Returned to Australia (Sydney) |
| Career summary 26 |
1945-05-06 - 1945-10-28 |
commanding officer 16 Australian Infantry Training Brigade |
| Career summary 27 |
1945-10-28 - 1946-03-15 |
appointed lieutenant colonel Eastern Command Discharge Depot |
| Career summary 28 |
1946-03-15 - 1947-02-14 |
appointed commanding officer Eastern Command Discharge Depot |
| Career summary 29 |
07 May 1947 |
Reserve of Officers |
| Date of death |
10 November 1960 |
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| Career summary 9 |
c 1941-03-19 |
arrived Greece |
| Career summary 10 |
c 1941-05-30 |
arrived Middle East ex Greece |
| Career summary 1 |
|
major 55/53rd battalion |
| Career summary 23 |
|
4 Feb 1945 Graded Med Class B1 'Review 3/12 Ustaff officer A Constitional (N) unfit for duties involving responsibility for three months. Strongly recommend three months leave for rehabilitation purposes.' |
| Citations 2 |
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For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the actions at TOBRUCH. At TOBRUCH on 21 Jan, 41, this Officer was in command of one of the two companies which made the entry into the enemy position. By his courage and leadership and outstanding disregard for personal safety, his company, although much depleted by casualties, was enabled to capture four strongly held enemy posts and provide a safe starting point for the whole battalion. Throughout the severe fighting of the rest of the day, the leadership and gallantry of this officer was outstanding and an inspiring example to his company. |
| WW2 Service 1 |
|
Bardia-Benghazi |
| WW2 Service 2 |
|
Bougainville |
