Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Ernest Wall

Service number VX48254
Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 27/05/1905
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Fitzroy
Death Date 04/09/1943
Death Place New Guinea
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Army
Unit 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Major
  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Career summary 11 KInterim Army 4 Sep 43 (Lae?) (buried Lae war cemetery)
WW2 Service 1 Benghazi
WW2 Service 2 New Guinea
Career summary 1 major 57/60th battalion
Date of birth 27/05/1905
Date commissioned 01/10/1924
Interwar Service 1 01/10/1924 lieutenant 57th battalion
Interwar Service 2 05/09/1928 Militia a/g adjutant & temporary QM
Interwar Service 4 15/10/1929 captain
Interwar Service 3 31/08/1929 relinquish a/g Adjt...
Interwar Service 5 01/07/1930 57/60th battalion
Interwar Service 6 23/03/1936 major
Career summary 3 01/08/1940 seconded 2/23rd battalion
Career summary 2 25/07/1940 enlisted 2AIF
Career summary 4 17/12/1940 arrived Middle East
Career summary 8 07/11/1942 lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/23rd battalion
Career summary 6 30/06/1942 Mention in Despatches (Jul-Oct 41)
Appointment 1942-11-07 - 1943-09-04 Battalion: 2/23rd; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: major 2/23rd; Reason for end of appointment: killed in action: Lae
Career summary 7 1942-08-31 - 1942-09-15 attached Headquarters 9Div
Career summary 5 26/02/1942 course Middle East Camouflage School 6
Career summary 9 25/02/1943 RTA(Melb)
Career summary 10 04/08/1943 arrived New Guinea
Date of death 04/09/1943
Career summary 12 14/11/1945 ED