Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Jeffery Anderson

Service number	58005, WX1590
Birth Date	19/11/1912
Birth Place	Australia: Western Australia, Boulder
Death Date	30/03/1985
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Place	Boulder
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945

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Honours and Awards:

Unit

24th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date of birth	19/11/1912	Boulder, WA.
Date of birth	19/11/1912
Date commissioned	16/03/1938	28th Battalion.
Other	1940-12-18 - 1941-01-09	Special Duty.
Other	25/11/1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	01/05/1940	Seconded lieutenant 2/16th Battalion.
Date promoted	26/09/1940	Captain.
Other	1940-06-27 - 1940-07-13	Course.
Other units	1941-03-05 - 1941-07-01	Seconded company commander 21st Infantry Training Battalion.
Other units	20/05/1942	Temporary major 39th Battalion.
Other	21/06/1942	Arrived New Guinea.
Date returned to Australia	25/03/1942
Date returned to Australia	14/03/1943	Returned to Cairns.
Other	1943-06-19 - 1943-07-31	Course Land Headquarters Tactical senior officer.
Other units	03/07/1943	2/3rd Battalion.
Date promoted	10/08/1944	Major.
Other units	1944-10-20 - 1946-01-14	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 24th Battalion (AIF).
Other	02/01/1945	Arrived Bougainville.
Date of honour or award	03/10/1945	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Other units	02/11/1945	Attached Headquarters 15th Brigade.
Date promoted	05/07/1945	Lieutenant colonel.
Date returned to Australia	16/12/1945	Returned to Townsville.
Other units	14/01/1946	Commanding officer 1 Australian Reinforcements Training Battalion.
Other	1946-03-12 - 1946-05-14	Voyage to Japan.
Other	26/09/1946	Reserve of Officers.
Other units	28/02/1946	Officer commanding Troops 2 Australian Ships Staff.
Other units	30/06/1949	Citizens Military Force 16/28th Battalion.
Other	1949-06-30 - 1952-08-14	Seconded Interim Army.
Other units	23/11/1949	Brigade major 13th Brigade.
Other units	01/07/1949	Attached G Brigade, Headquarters Western Command.
Other	01/07/1949	Captain Australian Staff Corps.
Other	1951-01-24 - 1952-03-25	Seconded Service in India.
Other	01/07/1951	Major Australian Staff Corps.
Other	15/08/1952	Australian Regular Army Long Service Comission.
Other	15/05/1952	Honourary lieutenant colonel Australian Staff Corps.
Other	26/03/1952	General service officer grade 2 Headquarters Western Command.
Other	1953-03-23 - 1953-04-09	General service officer grade 1 Headquarters Western Command.
Other	07/03/1954	General service officer grade 2 Headquarters Northern Command.
Other	04/03/1955	General service officer grade 2 Headquarters Western Command.
Other	20/11/1959	Lieutenant colonel Retired List.
Date of death	30/03/1985