Lieutenant Colonel Robert Inglis Ainslie

Service number	WX20
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	14/06/1909
Birth Place	Australia: Western Australia, Perth, South Perth
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	South Perth
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

Date of death
Date of birth	14/06/1909	South Perth WA
Date commissioned	08/01/1937
Other units	08/01/1937	Lieutenant 16th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	07/11/1939	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	13/10/1939	Lieutenant, 2/11th Battalion.
Date promoted	11/01/1940	Appointed captain.
Date promoted	22/11/1941	Appointed major.
Date wounded	27/04/1941	Wounded in action Greece.
Date promoted	01/09/1942	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1942-06-05 - 1943-07-22	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 23/21st Battalion.
Other units	1943-07-22 - 1945-08-12	Commanding officer 2/48th Battalion.
Date of honour or award	09/02/1944	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Sattelberg.
Other	08/11/1945	Reserve of Officers.
Other	1946-01-17 - 1949-01-13	Aide de Camp Governor General.