| Service number | SX2915 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Major |
| Birth Date | 1911-06-05 |
| Birth Place | Australia: South Australia, Mannum |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Units |
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| Place | Mannum |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1946-02-14 Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-02-21 |
Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Cedric Isaachsen
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 36th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 14 February 1946 on page 942 at position 79
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 21 February 1946 on page 407 at position 25
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7358 at position 19
Timeline
| Date of birth | 05 June 1911 | Mannum SA |
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| Date commissioned | 20 September 1933 | |
| Interwar Service 2 | 20 September 1933 | lieutenant 27th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 14 April 1939 | captain |
| Career summary 2 | 01 May 1940 | seconded 2/27th battalion |
| Career summary 3 | 07 May 1940 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-06-17 - 1940-07-05 | course Staff & Command School Sydney (Company Co |
| Career summary 5 | 24 November 1940 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 6 | 14 January 1941 | major |
| Career summary 7 | 04 October 1941 | gun shot wound lf leg 18 Jun 41 (returned to unit |
| Career summary 9 | 25 November 1941 | course Middle East Combined Training Centre 15 |
| Career summary 10 | 25 March 1942 | Returned to Australia (4MD) |
| Career summary 11 | 11 August 1942 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 51st battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-08-11 - 1942-09-02 | Battalion: 51st; Rank on appointment: major, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: 2/27th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion (battalion disbanded ??) |
| Career summary 12 | 14 August 1942 | arrived New Guinea |
| Career summary 13 | 01 September 1942 | lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 14 | 02 September 1942 | commanding officer 36th battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-09-02 - 1945-08-28 | Battalion: 36th; Rank on appointment: commanding officer 36th battalion ; Appointed from: commanding officer 51st battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion (battalion disbanded ?) |
| Career summary 17 | 1943-02-27 - 1943-03-18 | evacuated Malaria benign tertian (a type of mala |
| Career summary 15 | 19 March 1943 | Returned to Australia (Mareeba) |
| Career summary 18 | 29 May 1943 | evacuated Malaria benign tertian (a type of malaria) 6 |
| Career summary 16 | 07 July 1943 | arrived New Guinea |
| Career summary 19 | 26 April 1944 | attached Headquarters 6th Brigade 14 |
| Career summary 20 | 20 July 1944 | Returned to Australia (Townsville ) |
| Career summary 21 | 1944-07-21 - 1944-09-23 | course Staff Cse (amphibious) |
| Career summary 22 | 24 September 1944 | arrived Moresby |
| Career summary 23 | 08 October 1944 | Arrived New Britain |
| Career summary 24 | 26 June 1945 | Returned to Australia (Bris) |
| Career summary 25 | 28 August 1945 | commanding officer 2/1st battalion |
| Appointment | 1945-08-28 - 1945-10-24 | Battalion: 2/1st; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: lieutenant colonel; Reason for end of appointment: demobilised |
| Career summary 26 | 24 October 1945 | relinquished command 2/1st battalion |
| Career summary 27 | 22 November 1945 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 28 | 21 February 1946 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (South-west Pacific Area 1 Oct 44-31 Mar 45) |
| Career summary 1 | captain 27th battalion | |
| Career summary 8 | 30 Dec 41 MID | |
| Interwar Service 1 | presumably OR service |
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