Lieutenant Colonel Michael Joseph Anketell

Service number	3009, WX3376
Ranks Held	Private, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1890-10-13
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Briagolong
Death Date	1942-02-14
Death Place	Singapore
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	2/4th Machine Gun Battalion
Places	Singapore Briagolong
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1946-08-01 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-09-12

Collection items

Date of birth	13 October 1890	Briagolong, VIC.
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	31 March 1916
Date of embarkation	29 January 1917
Date commissioned	27 September 1917	2nd lieutenant.
Date promoted	27 January 1918	Appointed lieutenant.
Other	01 January 1920	Lieutenant on the Reserve of Officers.
Other units	31 March 1921	Lieutenant in the 44th Battalion.
Date promoted	01 June 1924	Appointed captain.
Other units	08 August 1928	11th Battalion.
Date promoted	09 October 1928	Appointed major.
Other units	01 May 1934	28th Battalion.
Other units	1937-02-01 - 1940-11-05	Appointed lieutenant colonel with 28th Battalion.
Other units	1940-07-30 - 1940-09-06	Full time duty commanding officer Melville Training Depot No 1.
Other units	17 October 1940	Commanding officer 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion.
Date of death	14 February 1942	Died of wounds Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.