Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Theophilus England

Service number 414, NX6
Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Private
Birth Date 04/06/1894
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Death Date 19/09/1951
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Army
Unit 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Sydney
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Timeline

WW1 Service 1 12 Light Horese regiments
Citations 4 On 4 Jan. he again led his Bn. with dash and determination forward, captured all objectives and many more prisoners. His aggressive action contributed very much to the fall of the town of BARDIA
WW2 Service 1 Bardia-Benghazi
Citations 6 He set a fine example throughout the battle
Citations 5 On 5 Jan. he again led his Bn. and cleared his sectin of the perimeter of the remaining elements of the enemy
Citations 7 -Ext Sheet DN 4/41 LG Supp 35157/41
Citations 3 He gallantly and successfully led his Bn. on 3 Jan. 41 in an attack on the high ground overlooking BARDIA during which his Bn. captured all objective and serveral thousands of prisoners
Date of birth 04/06/1894
Date of embarkation 13/06/1915
WW1 Service 2 02/10/1918 2lieutenant
Date commmissioned 02/10/1918
WW1 Service 3 02/01/1919 lieutenant Air Fore Cross
Interwar Service 1 01/10/1920 lieutenant SUS
Interwar Service 2 01/02/1923 Captain
Interwar Service 3 07/08/1923 Reserve of Officers
Interwar Service 4 01/04/1926 Retired List
Interwar Service 5 29/06/1928 33rd battalion
Interwar Service 7 01/07/1929 Unattached List
Interwar Service 6 29/06/1929 major
Interwar Service 8 08/01/1932 55th battalion
Interwar Service 9 01/07/1935 lieutenant colonel commanding officer 55th battalion
Interwar Service 10 1937-08-01 - 1941-03-13 commanding officer 55/53rd battalion
Appointment 1939-10-13 - 1941-03-13 Battalion: 2/3rd: Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 55th battalion; Reason for end of appointment: age new command-training unit: 6th Australian infantry training Brigade
Career summary 2 16/10/1939 enlisted 2AIF
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 1939-10-13 - 1941-03-13 Commanding officer of 2/3 Battalion, 6 Division, 16 Brigade.
Career summary 1 13/10/1939 seconded: 2/3rd; Rank on appointment:
Career summary 5 1940-11-26 - 1940-12-02 attached 16th Australian infantry training battalion
Career summary 3 02/02/1940 arrived Middle East
Career summary 4 1940-10-08 - 1940-11-10 course Middle East Tactical School (senior
Career summary 10 24/12/1941 medical downgrade 'assessed as fit for duties other than activve service with field formations'
Career summary 6 07/03/1941 Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
Career summary 7 13/03/1941 commanding officer 6th Australian infantry training Brigade
Citations 2 05/01/1941 'For gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on BARDIA during the period 3 Jan. 41 to
Career summary 11 27/12/1941 temporary colonel temporary brigadier commanding officer AIF Middle East reinforcements Depot
Career summary 9 18/09/1941 ED
Career summary 8 27/12/1941 Mentioned in the CiC's Dispatch on Operations Aug 39-Nove 40
Career summary 14 23/05/1942 commanding officer AIF Base Area (Adela
Career summary 13 23/05/1942 Returned to Australia (4MD)
Career summary 15 24/08/1942 commanding officer Volunteer Defence Corps NSW Lines of Communication Area
Career summary 12 11/02/1942 commanding officer AIF Middle East reinforcements Depot No.2
Career summary 18 10/04/1945 honourary brigadier Reserve of Officers
Career summary 17 06/04/1945 medical downgrade Class B2 'Const (H) & vision unfit heavy work & mental stress'
Career summary 16 31/01/1945 relinquished command Volunteer Defence Corps...
Date of death 19/09/1951