Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Moore Norris

Service number VX290
Birth Date 31/01/1909
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Hawthorn
Death Date 07/10/1944
Death Place New Guinea
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Army
Unit 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

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  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    7th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Date of birth 31/01/1909
Other 1926 Senior Cadets.
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) 1927
Date commissioned 02/04/1930 Lieutenant.
Other units 26/07/1932 11/16th Battalion.
Other units 16/04/1934 6th Battalion.
Other units 01/07/1936 Staff captain 2nd Infantry Brigade.
Date promoted 05/01/1937 Captain.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 06/12/1939 Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other units 29/07/1940 2/6th Battalion.
Other units 1940-04-15 - 1940-07-29 Attached Headquarters 6 Australian Division as deputy adjutant and quartermaster general.
Other 14/02/1940 Arrived Middle East.
Date promoted 07/02/1941 Temporary major.
Other units 16/01/1941 Attached Headquarters Base Area Lines of Communication Units.
Other units 26/10/1941 2/6th Battalion.
Other 27/09/1942 Joint Overseas Operational Training School.
Date promoted 16/03/1942 Major.
Date returned to Australia 04/08/1942
Other 20/10/1942 Arrived New Guinea.
Other 1942-12-14 - 1943-01-06 Attached 17 Australian Infantry Brigade Training centre.
Other 24/03/1942 Arrived Ceylon.
Date promoted 26/04/1943 Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other units 1943-10-18 - 1944-10-08 Commanding officer 7th Battalion.
Date returned to Australia 07/04/1943 Returned to Townsville.
Date of death 07/10/1944
Other 03/05/1944 Arrived Lae.

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