Captain Robert Jonathan Wallis

Service number	738, V65575
Ranks Held	Captain, Sergeant
Birth Date	29/10/1891
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Tooboorac
Death Date	18/03/1972
Final Rank	Captain
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	8th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Tooboorac
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Period 1919-1939

Collection items

WW1 Service 3		Cse Senior Officers School (Alderrshot) 1917 'fit to comd'
Date of birth	29/10/1891
WW1 Service 1	1914	8th battalion
Date of embarkation	19/10/1914
Date of recommendation honour or award	07/03/1917
WW1 Service 2	1918-08-19 - 1918-10-21	adjutant 8th batta
Interwar Service 1	22/12/1919	major commanding officer 2/37th Infantry regiment
Interwar Service 2	31/03/1921	commanding officer 39th battalion
Interwar Service 3	19/03/1925	Unattached List
Career summary 1	08/08/1940	major 2iC 6th battalion from Reserve of Officers
Career summary 3	30/10/1941	8th battalion
Career summary 2	1941-08-10 - 1941-09-13	course Southern Command Training School senior officers (Wooloomana
Career summary 4	01/02/1942	temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer
Career summary 6	12/06/1942	Headquarters 1 Aust Dock Control Section
Appointment	1942-02-01 - 1942-04-25	Battalion: 8th; Rank on appointment: major, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: 2iC 8th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age base appointment
Career summary 5	1942-04-25 - 1942-06-07	attached GHQ, Q Br Movements Docks Con
Career summary 8	07/05/1943	2/1st Aust Movt & Tpr group (AIF)
Career summary 7	1943-02-01 - 1943-02-10	attached Headquarters Docks Control Land Headqua
Career summary 9	16/03/1944	lieutenant colonel (bd 1 Sep 42) gazetted
Career summary 10	23/06/1944	Reserve of Officers
Date of death	18/03/1972