| Service number | VX22 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Major |
| Birth Date | 11/10/1907 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Box Hill |
| Death Date | 19/12/1943 |
| Death Place | Australia |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Army |
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| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Hutton Brock
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 17th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 17th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 31/51st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
Timeline
| Interwar Service 2 | ***[Something doesn't make sense here. There is a 'Corporal's Certificate' confirming promotion to CPlatoon dated 25 Sep 1928 in the file, but details on the A.98 'Officer's Record of Service' have him commissioned on 2 Sep 27????]*** | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11/10/1907 | Box Hill, VIC |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01/07/1925 | enlisted 24th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 02/09/1927 | lieutenant 24th battalion |
| Date commissioned | 02/09/1927 | |
| Interwar Service 4 | 24/08/1934 | captain |
| Career summary 2 | 20/10/1939 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 1 | 13/10/1939 | seconded 2/7th battalion seconded staff captain Headquarters 17th Brigade |
| Interwar Service 5 | 24/08/1939 | 24/39th battalion |
| Career summary 5 | 1940-06-18 - 1940-07-12 | course Middle East Tactical School Fd |
| Career summary 8 | 15/11/1940 | major |
| Career summary 7 | 14/08/1940 | seconded brigade major 17th Brigade |
| Career summary 6 | 14/07/1940 | returned to unit (2/7th battalion ) |
| Career summary 4 | 18/05/1940 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 3 | 27/01/1940 | course company commander Command and Staff School 8 |
| Career summary 10 | 05/1941 | arrived Middle East ex Greece |
| Career summary 9 | c 1941-04-08 | arrived Greece |
| Career summary 13 | 26/12/1941 | Mention in Despatches (Feb-Jul 41) |
| Career summary 12 | 19/07/1941 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| Career summary 11 | 31/05/1941 | returned to unit |
| Career summary 14 | 27/03/1942 | arrived Ceylon |
| Appointment | 1942-09-18 - 1943-04-03 | Battalion: 51st; Rank on appointment: major; Appointed from: 2/7th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion /BA |
| Career summary 15 | 04/08/1942 | Returned to Australia (Melb) |
| Career summary 16 | 18/09/1942 | commanding officer 51st battalion |
| Career summary 22 | 09/12/1943 | lieutenant colonel (bd 18 Sep 42) promul |
| Appointment | 1943-07-09 - 1943-12-19 | Battalion: 31/51st; Rank on appointment: major; Appointed from: commanding officer 51st battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: deemed medically unfit for duty (died of sickness ): pneumonia, dermititis, nephritis |
| Career summary 24 | 03/12/1943 | Returned to Australia Cairns |
| Date of death | 19/12/1943 | |
| Career summary 17 | 03/04/1943 | administering commanding officer 31/51st battalion |
| Career summary 18 | 26/04/1943 | arrived Thursday Is |
| Career summary 23 | 1943-11-27 - 1943-12-19 | medical dermatitis, nephritis henocks (kidneys) with purpurat[?]leus pneum |
| Career summary 21 | 1943-08-14 - 1943-09-12 | attached Headquarters Merauke F |
| Career summary 20 | 09/07/1943 | commanding officer 31/51st battalion |
| Career summary 19 | 29/04/1943 | arrived Merauke |
| Career summary 25 | 19/12/1943 | Died of sickness (buried Atherton) |