| Service number | 1275, NX116990 |
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| Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Sergeant, Temporary Captain |
| Birth Date | 21/10/1894 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Place | Sydney |
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Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Frank Rae
Collection items
Media
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Machine Guns
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Captain
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 35th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Sergeant
Timeline
| Served | 1914-1918 Command: ; Service: Gallipoli, Western Front | |
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| WW1 Service 3 | captain 2ndmachine gun battalion | |
| Career summary 2 | captain Headquarters 1st Div | |
| Career summary 5 | TFD 8th Brigade 10 Mar | |
| Career summary 16 | [diary of Parry-Okeden confirms reposting due to age] | |
| WW2 Service 1 | New Guinea | |
| Date of birth | 21/10/1894 | Sydney NSW |
| Date of embarkation | 12/05/1915 | |
| Date commissioned | 03/11/1915 | |
| WW1 Service 2 | 15/03/1916 | lieutenant (MGO) 20th battalion |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 09/03/1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 04/03/1918 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 24/09/1918 | |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01/05/1922 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 1 | 19/07/1940 | captain 36th battalion |
| Career summary 3 | 19/02/1941 | temporary major |
| Career summary 7 | 18/11/1941 | attached Headquarters 14th Brigade 17 |
| Career summary 4 | 10/03/1941 | full time duty |
| Appointment | 1942-06-01 - 1944-08-19 | Battalion: 35th; Rank on appointment: captain, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: 35th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age new command -training unit: commanding officer Aust Recruit training Centre |
| Career summary 6 | 03/01/1942 | attached Headquarters 2ndDivision3 Nov |
| Career summary 11 | 01/06/1942 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 35th battalion |
| Career summary 8 | 1942-03-14 - 1942-06-01 | attached 35th batta |
| Career summary 9 | 01/06/1942 | TFD 35th battalion |
| Career summary 10 | 05/09/1942 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 12 | 04/07/1943 | course course Regimental Commanders School |
| Career summary 13 | 25/01/1944 | arrived Finschhafen |
| Career summary 15 | 19/08/1944 | relinquished command 35th battalion (reposting) |
| Career summary 18 | 01/11/1944 | commanding officer Aust Recruit Training Centre |
| Career summary 14 | c 1944 | major (bd 1 Sep 42) lieutenant colonel (bd 1 Sep 42) gazetted |
| Career summary 17 | 17/10/1944 | Returned to Australia (Townsville ) ex Madang |
| Career summary 19 | 31/07/1945 | Mention in Despatches |
| Career summary 20 | 18/12/1945 | relinquished command Aust Recruit Training Centre (retirement) |
| Career summary 21 | 24/01/1946 | Reserve of Officers |
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