Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Drummond Verrier

Service number 3111, SX1445
Ranks Held Corporal, Lieutenant Colonel, Private
Birth Date 11/02/1896
Birth Place Australia: South Australia, Goodwood
Death Date 31/12/1974
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Goodwood
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 11/02/1896 Goodwood, SA.
Date of embarkation 14/09/1915
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 18/06/1915 Enlisted 10th Reinforcements, 10th Battalion.
Date promoted 14/08/1916 Appointed lance corporal.
Other 26/12/1916 Appointed temporary corporal.
Other units 29/02/1916 Transferred to the 50th Battalion.
Date wounded 02/04/1917 Wounded in action, gun shot wound to the face.
Date of honour or award 08/05/1917 Distinguished Conduct Medal. 'For most conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his section against a strong position with great skill and courage, and later though wounded continued to control his men at a critical period.'
Date wounded 26/09/1917 Wounded in action, gun shot wound to right side of the body.
Date of recommendation honour or award 10/04/1917
Date promoted 26/12/1917 Appointed corporal.
Date promoted 28/07/1917 Appointed sergeant.
Date of discharge 01/05/1918 Discharged from active service.
Date returned to Australia 15/02/1918 Deemed unfit for duty.
Date commissioned 01/11/1920 Appointed lieutenant 2/27th Infantry Regiment.
Other units 31/03/1921 Transferred to 27th Battalion.
Date promoted 11/02/1925 Appointed captain.
Date promoted 24/01/1930 Appointed major.
Other units 1939-10-13 - 1941-08-01 Seconded to the 2/10th Battalion as a lieutenant colonel and commanding officer.
Date promoted 01/07/1939 Appointed lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of the 43rd Battalion.
Other 18/06/1940 Arrived in Scotland.
Other 31/12/1940 Arrived in the Middle East form the United Kingdom.
Other units 22/09/1941 Verrier returned to duty and was seconded to 7th Australian infantry training Brigade as commander.
Other 01/08/1941 Verrier relinquished command of the 2/10th Battalion as he was deemed medically unfit for duty.
Date of honour or award 30/12/1941 Mention in Despatches.
Other 31/07/1941 Verrier was evacuated due to chronic bronchitis, lster emphysema was diagnosed as well.
Other 02/08/1941 Transferred to the 4th Australian Genral Hospital in Tobruk.
Other 1941-03-01 - 1941-04-21 Attended a course for senior officers at the Middle East Tactical School.
Other 14/07/1942 Appointed Commanding Officer Northern Territory Advanced Reinforcement Depot.
Date returned to Australia 16/03/1942
Other 25/07/1942 Appointed inspector of Military Prisons and Detention Barracks, Land Headquarters.
Date of discharge 25/09/1945 Tranferred to the Reserve of Officers.
Other 28/08/1945 Relinquished position of inspector of Military Prisons and Detention Barracks.
Other 04/07/1945 Arrived Lae, where he was attached to Lae Headquarters.
Date of death 31/12/1974