Lieutenant Colonel Charles Frederick Assheton

Service number	NX379, NX3797
Birth Date	21/09/1901
Birth Place	Australia: Western Australia, Kalgoorlie
Death Date	09/02/1942
Death Place	Malaya
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Kalgoorlie Malaya
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945

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Date of birth	21/09/1901	Kalgoorlie, WA.
Other units	03/12/1927	Lieutenant, 9th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers.
Date commissioned	03/12/1927
Other units	16/11/1928	6th Light Horse Regiment.
Other units	27/09/1932	7th Light Horse Regiment.
Other units	02/01/1934	33/41th Battalion.
Date promoted	12/03/1935	Appointed captain.
Date promoted	06/04/1939	Appointed major.
Other units	1939-12-16 - 1940-05-01	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 33rd Battalion.
Other	28/10/1939	Course No 12 Commanding Officers (Sydney).
Other units	01/05/1940	Seconded as a major 2/13th Battalion.
Other units	15/07/1940	2nd in Command 2/18th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	18/03/1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other units	1941-08-04 - 1942-02-09	Acting lieutenant colonel and commanding officer 2/20th Battalion.
Other	18/02/1941	Arrived Sinapore.
Date promoted	14/11/1941	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of death	09/02/1942	Died of wounds in Malaya.