Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Drummond Verrier

Service number	3111, SX1445
Ranks Held	Corporal, Private, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1896-02-11
Birth Place	Australia: South Australia, Goodwood
Death Date	1974-12-31
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	50th Australian Infantry Battalion 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Goodwood
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Collection items

Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards:

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Corporal

London Gazette

18 June 1917 on page 6015 at position 21

Commonwealth Gazette

04 October 1917 on page 2633 at position 33
Honours and Awards:

Unit

2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

30 December 1941 on page 7357 at position 56
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

50th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Corporal

Timeline

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