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
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 12/06/1904
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