| Service number | WX32619 |
|---|---|
| Final Rank | Temporary Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 35th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Henry Montgomery Armstrong
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 35th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
| WW2 Service 2 | New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Career summary 4 | captain Melville Training Depot #1 | |
| Career summary 8 | Attached to 4thDivisionTraining School as instructor 9 Dec 1942 (ceases brigade major appt) (not clear when he RTU) | |
| WW2 Service 1 | New Britain | |
| Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 01/07/1929 | |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01/07/1929 | private 28 battalion |
| Interwar Service 2 | 29/07/1929 | CPlatoon |
| Interwar Service 3 | 09/03/1931 | SGT |
| Date commissioned | 23/02/1932 | |
| Interwar Service 4 | 23/02/1932 | lieutenant |
| Interwar Service 5 | 01/03/1938 | captain |
| Career summary 5 | 09/09/1940 | Seconded to 13th Brigade as brigade major |
| Career summary 3 | 30/07/1940 | Mobilised full time duty |
| Career summary 2 | 11/07/1940 | temporary major |
| Career summary 1 | 15/01/1940 | appointed adjutant 28th battalion |
| Career summary 6 | 28/09/1941 | Attached to Headquarters Western Comd 19 May 1941 (staff duties) |
| Career summary 7 | 01/09/1942 | Enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 9 | 01/09/1942 | major 28th battalion 27 Jan 1944 (bd |
| Career summary 10 | 30/12/1944 | arrived New Britain |
| Appointment | 1945-05-17 - 1946-02-28 | Battalion: 35th; Rank on appointment: major; Appointed from: 28th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: demobilised |
| Career summary 13 | 01/06/1945 | arrived Madang |
| Career summary 12 | 01/06/1945 | temporary lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 14 | 27/09/1945 | lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 11 | 17/05/1945 | Transferred to 35th battalion commanding officer |
| Career summary 16 | 28/02/1946 | relinquish Comd 35th battalion |
| Career summary 15 | 03/02/1946 | Returned to Australia (Sydney) |
| Career summary 17 | 20/03/1946 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 19 | 16/04/1947 | Mention in Despatches |
| Career summary 18 | 02/04/1947 | ED |