Lieutenant Colonel Lionel Gregory Bruer

Service number	1011, 3348, SX1432
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Private
Birth Date	22/02/1895
Birth Place	Australia: South Australia, Walkerville
Death Date	1972
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Walkerville
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private

Timeline

Date of birth	22/02/1895	Walkerville, SA.
Other	1910	Joined Naval Reserves.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1914-08-04 - 1914-09-10	Served as Ordinary Signalman in the Royal Australian Navy.
Date of embarkation	22/12/1914
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	11/09/1914	Enlisted in the AIF, 5th Company, 16th Battalion.
Other	18/08/1915	Became sick, diagnosed with rheumatism.
Date wounded	1915-05-02 - 1915-07-15	Wounded in action.
Date returned to Australia	04/11/1915
Date of discharge	27/02/1916	Deemed medically unfit for duty.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	27/05/1916	Again enlisted in the AIF, 50th Battalion.
Date commissioned	03/11/1917	Appointed second lieutenant.
Other	02/05/1917	Arrived in the United Kingdom.
Other	13/05/1917	Appointed acting corporal.
Other units	26/11/1917	Appointed to the 16th Battalion.
Other	18/11/1917	Arrived in France.
Date of embarkation	10/02/1917
Date promoted	06/11/1918	Appointed lieutenant.
Date returned to Australia	06/06/1919
Date of discharge	14/07/1919	Demobilised.
Other	21/10/1931	Appointed lieutenant in the Reserve of Officers.
Other units	31/03/1932	Seconded staff captain 4th District Base.
Other units	07/01/1932	43/48th Battalion.
Other	01/04/1932	Transferred to Unattached List.
Other units	08/09/1932	43/48th Battalion.
Date promoted	20/04/1934	Appointed captain.
Other	1937-01 - 1937-07	Seconded for the Coronation Contingent.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	13/10/1939	Seconded major and second in command of the 2/10th Battalion, Second Australian Infantry Force.
Other units	01/07/1939	43rd Battalion.
Other	18/06/1940	Arrived in Scotland.
Other	1941-08-01 - 1942-01-07	Appointed commanding officer and temporary lieutenent colonel of 2/10th Battalion.
Other	1941-07-25 - 1942-01-07	Appointed acting commanding officer of 2/10th Battalion.
Date promoted	02/12/1941	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date returned to Australia	28/03/1942	Returned to Melbourne.
Other	03/01/1942	Relinquished command 2/10th to return home, on compassionate grounds.
Date of discharge	28/04/1943	Transferred to the Reserve of Officers.
Date of death	1972