Lieutenant Colonel Keith Sinclair Picken

Service number	VX48
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date	20/10/1907
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Warragul
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Units	2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Warragul
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

Date of birth	20/10/1907
Date commissioned	20/04/1927	23rd Battalion.
Other	12/03/1935	Reserve of Officers.
Other units	11/02/1936	Lieutenant 23/21st Battalion.
Other units	13/10/1939	Seconded as captain to 2/6th Battalion.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	20/10/1939	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	02/05/1939	Captain.
Other	18/05/1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	1940-06-12 - 1940-11-17	Attached Headquarters 17th Brigade as liaison officer.
Other	c 1941-06-13	Arrived Middle East.
Other	c 1941-04-10	Arrived Greece.
Other units	07/11/1942	2/7th Battalion.
Date promoted	01/09/1942	Appointed major.
Date returned to Australia	04/08/1942
Other	24/03/1942	Arrived Ceylon.
Other	21/09/1942	Joint Overseas Operations Training School.
Other	20/10/1942	Arrived New Guinea.
Date promoted	17/03/1942	Temporary major.
Other	04/12/1943	Arrived New Guinea.
Date of honour or award	02/12/1943	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Date returned to Australia	07/10/1943	Returned to Cairns.
Other	28/07/1943	Arrived Moresby.
Other units	1943-11-17 - 1945-10-08	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 2/27th Battalion.
Date returned to Australia	20/03/1944	Returned to Sydney.
Other	31/05/1945	Arrived Morotai.
Other	c 1945-09-27	Arrived Makassar (for service with Makforce).
Other	c 1945-06-22	Arrived Balikpapan.
Other	16/04/1946	Reserve of Officers.
Date of honour or award	02/02/1947	Mention in Despatches.