Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Basil Gillespie

Service number	QX6408
Ranks Held	Captain, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	12/06/1904
Birth Place	Australia: Western Australia, Perth
Death Date	31/03/1980
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Units	2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion 24th Australian Infantry Brigade
Places	Perth Wooloowin
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

Date of birth	12/06/1904
Date promoted	02/01/1940	Temporary captain.
Other units	17/08/1940	Seconded Headquarters 24th Brigade.
Other units	16/08/1940	Transferred to 2/28th Battalion as captain.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	31/08/1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	25/09/1941	Appointed staff captain.
Other	30/01/1941	Arrived Middle East.
Date promoted	28/02/1941	Appointed staff captain (staff learner).
Date promoted	03/04/1942	Major.
Other units	03/03/1942	2/32nd Battalion.
Date of honour or award	30/06/1942	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	1943-05-11 - 1945-01-04	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 2/24th Battalion.
Other	04/08/1943	Arrived New Guinea.
Date returned to Australia	27/02/1943	Returned to Sydney.
Other	1944-04-22 - 1944-06-03	Course - Land Headquarters Tactical School.
Date returned to Australia	04/03/1944	Returned to Brisbane.
Other	27/01/1945	Reserve of Officers.
Date of death	31/03/1980