Lieutenant Colonel John Ackland Bishop

Service number VX35
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 16/01/1908
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Malvern
Death Date 08/10/1985
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Army
Units
  • 17th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 6 Australian Division
Place Malvern
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

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Date of birth 16/01/1908 Malvern, VIC.
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) 01/07/1926 24th Battalion.
Date commissioned 24/08/1928 Lieutenant.
Date promoted 15/12/1935 Appointed captain.
Other 15/07/1938 Seconded Intelligence Officer, Headquarters 10th Brigade.
Other units 13/10/1939 Seconded captain 2/7th Battalion.
Other units 24/08/1939 24/39th Battalion.
Other 22/12/1939 Course - C&SS #14 company commander 4.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 31/10/1939 Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other 21/02/1940 Seconded acting staff captain Headquarters 17th Brigade.
Other 15/07/1940 Seconded staff captain Headquarters 17th Brigade.
Other 18/05/1940 Arrived Middle East.
Other 05/1941 Arrived Middle East.
Other 14/06/1941 Course - Middle East Combined Training Centre.
Date promoted 11/06/1941 Appointed major.
Other c 1941-04-08 Arrived Greece.
Date of honour or award 19/07/1941 Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Other units 31/05/1941 Aeconded brigade major 17th Brigade.
Date of honour or award 26/12/1941 Mention in Despatches.
Other 01/04/1941 Returned to unit.
Date promoted 01/04/1941 Temporary major.
Date promoted 08/10/1942 Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other 1942-01-24 - 1942-05-30 Course - Middle East Staff School.
Date returned to Australia 17/07/1942 Returned to Sydney.
Other 08/08/1943 Arrived Moresby.
Date of honour or award 21/12/1943 Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Other 17/11/1943 General service officer grade 1 , Headquarters 6th Division.
Other units 1943-03-11 - 1943-11-17 Commanding officer 2/27th Battalion.
Date returned to Australia 12/12/1943 Returned to Townsville.
Date returned to Australia 28/08/1944 Returned to Cairns.
Other 02/09/1944 Arrived New Guinea.
Other 01/11/1944 Arrived Aitape.
Other units 1945-06-07 - 1945-07-05 Administering command 19th Brigade.
Other 14/10/1945 Seconded duty with Coordinator Demobilisation & Dispersal.
Date returned to Australia 09/09/1945 Returned to Mareeba.
Other 03/10/1945 Arrived Moresby.
Other 04/07/1946 Reserve of Officers.
Other 1956-04-20 - 1959-04-20 Honourary aide de camp to the Governor General.
Other units 01/12/1959 Temporary major general command 2nd Division.
Other 30/11/1961 Unattached List.
Other 17/01/1965 Retired List.
Date of death 08/10/1985

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