Date of birth |
11/02/1896 |
Goodwood, SA. |
Date of embarkation |
14/09/1915 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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