Service number | QX6408 |
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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 |
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Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Basil Gillespie
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 24th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
Date of birth | 12/06/1904 | |
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Other units | 17/08/1940 | Seconded Headquarters 24th Brigade. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 31/08/1940 | Enlisted 2nd AIF. |
Date promoted | 02/01/1940 | Temporary captain. |
Other units | 16/08/1940 | Transferred to 2/28th Battalion as captain. |
Other | 30/01/1941 | Arrived Middle East. |
Date promoted | 28/02/1941 | Appointed staff captain (staff learner). |
Date promoted | 25/09/1941 | Appointed staff captain. |
Date promoted | 03/04/1942 | Major. |
Date of honour or award | 30/06/1942 | Mention in Despatches. |
Other units | 03/03/1942 | 2/32nd Battalion. |
Date returned to Australia | 27/02/1943 | Returned to Sydney. |
Other units | 1943-05-11 - 1945-01-04 | Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 2/24th Battalion. |
Other | 04/08/1943 | Arrived New Guinea. |
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 |