Lieutenant Colonel John Christian Watson O'Connor

Service number NX102552
Birth Date 17/02/1907
Birth Place Australia: Western Australia, Perth
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Army
Unit 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Perth
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Timeline

Career summary 8 temporary lieutenant colonel 28 Oct 42 (TFD to 23/21st battalion but SECD)
Career summary 12 seconded ceases TFD to Gen List 2 Mar 43 (remains with NGF)
Career summary 31 *** POST WAR ***
Date of birth 17/02/1907 Perth WA
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) 18/02/1925
Royal Military College 1925 - 1928
Interwar Service 1 18/02/1925 Inducted Royal Military College
Date commissioned 12/02/1928
Interwar Service 2 12/12/1928 lieutenant
Interwar Service 3 01/02/1929 3rdDivision
Interwar Service 4 01/09/1929 adjutant & QM 28th battalion
Interwar Service 6 06/11/1931 adjutant & QM 27th battalion
Interwar Service 5 25/04/1931 adjutant & QM 44th battalion
Interwar Service 8 23/01/1935 adjutant & QM 23/21st battalion
Interwar Service 7 01/1935 Service in India 14 Sep 33-c.
Interwar Service 9 12/12/1936 captain
Interwar Service 10 01/12/1938 attached Headquarters 3rd Dist Base
Career summary 1 02/10/1939 instructor Southern Command Training School
Career summary 2 13/11/1939 brigade major 14th Brigade
Interwar Service 11 25/03/1939 course Command and Staff School #6 6
Career summary 4 01/08/1940 temporary major
Career summary 3 08/05/1940 general service officer grade 2 (I) AHeadquarters G Branch
Career summary 5 02/06/1941 instructor Command and Staff School (Duntroon)
Career summary 6 30/06/1942 seconded for Citizens Military Force
Career summary 7 31/07/1942 enlisted 2AIF
Career summary 9 28/10/1942 general service officer grade 1 Headquarters 4thDivision
Career summary 11 26/02/1943 arrived New Guinea
Career summary 10 18/02/1943 general service officer grade 1 (Liasion) Headquarters New Guinea Force
Career summary 16 1943-10-07 - 1943-10-30 medical (malaria)
Career summary 13 22/03/1943 attached Headquarters Kanga Force 16
Career summary 15 03/07/1943 commanding officer 22nd battalion
Career summary 14 1943-03-22 - 1943-06-02 A/general service officer grade 1 (Ops) Headquarters 1 Australian Corps/New Guinea F
Appointment 1943-07-03 - 1944-03-13 Battalion: 22nd; Rank on appointment: captain, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: general service officer grade 1 (Liasion) NGF; Reason for end of appointment: training appointment: director military arts RMC
Career summary 20 13/03/1944 director Military Arts Royal Military College & Staff School
Career summary 25 26/09/1944 attached Land Headquarters 20
Career summary 19 13/03/1944 relinquished command
Career summary 23 16/08/1944 attached School of Artillery 11
Career summary 24 02/11/1944 director Military Arts Royal Military College Australian Schools & Training Units
Career summary 21 24/03/1944 Returned to Australia (Townsville )
Career summary 18 20/01/1944 lieutenant colonel (bd 28 Oct 42) promul
Career summary 26 1944-10-13 - 1944-11-15 Special
Career summary 22 21/06/1944 Special Duty School of Artillery (Fd) 15
Career summary 17 20/01/1944 major (bd 1 Sep 42) (retain temporary lieutenant colonel)
Career summary 28 28/08/1945 assistant adjutant and quarter master general Headquarters W Comd
Career summary 27 31/03/1945 Mention in Despatches
Career summary 29 23/01/1946 adjutant and quarter master general Headquarters W Comd
Career summary 30 24/02/1947 relinquish adjutant and quarter master general ...
Career summary 32 22/03/1947 assistant adjutant and quarter master general Brit Com Sub Area Tokyo
Career summary 33 16/01/1948 Returned to Australia (Syd)
Career summary 35 1948-03-14 - 1948-04-05 course School of Air Spt (Laver
Career summary 36 18/10/1948 lieutenant colonel (Australian Staff Corps)
Career summary 34 23/02/1948 general service officer grade 1 Headquarters W Comd
Career summary 38 03/06/1949 medical downgrade Class D
Career summary 37 03/02/1949 relinquish general service officerI...
Career summary 39 15/10/1949 retired list