Lieutenant Colonel William David Jeater

Service number	1234, NX34992
Ranks Held	Private, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1896-08-02
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Penrith
Death Date	1981-12-03
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Units	8 Div Base Depot 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Penrith
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1946-08-01 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-09-12

Collection items

Date of birth	02 August 1896
Other	1914-07-01 - 1915-08-01	CMF.
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	02 August 1915
Other units	1915-10	30th Battalion.
Date of embarkation	09 November 1915
Other units	1916-02	8th Machine Gun Company.
Date promoted	01 September 1916	Corporal.
Date promoted	18 November 1916	Sergeant.
Date commissioned	19 December 1917
Other units	19 March 1918	5th Machine Gun Battalion.
Other	23 December 1919	Demobilised.
Other units	26 February 1926	Lieutenant 35th Battalion.
Date promoted	11 July 1928	Captain.
Other units	01 July 1929	35/33rd Battalion.
Date promoted	12 May 1931	Major.
Other units	01 January 1934	2/35th Battalion.
Other	18 January 1935	Unattached List.
Other units	1937-03-01 - 1940-07-01	Lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/35th Battalion.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	27 June 1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other units	1940-07-01 - 1941-08-04	Seconded commanding officer 2/20th Battalion.
Other	18 February 1941	Arrived Singapore.
Other units	04 August 1941	Commanding officer General Base Depot.
Date captured	15 February 1942	Prisoner of war.
Date released	05 September 1945	Safe in Allied hands (Changai).
Date returned to Australia	07 October 1945	Returned to Sydney.
Other	12 February 1946	Reserve of Officers.
Date of death	03 December 1981