Service number | VX48 |
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Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Major |
Birth Date | 20/10/1907 |
Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Warragul |
Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service | Australian Army |
Units |
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Place | Warragul |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Lieutenant Colonel Keith Sinclair Picken
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
Date of birth | 20/10/1907 | |
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Date commissioned | 20/04/1927 | 23rd Battalion. |
Other | 12/03/1935 | Reserve of Officers. |
Other units | 11/02/1936 | Lieutenant 23/21st Battalion. |
Date promoted | 02/05/1939 | Captain. |
Other units | 13/10/1939 | Seconded as captain to 2/6th Battalion. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 20/10/1939 | Enlisted 2nd AIF. |
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. |
Date promoted | 01/09/1942 | Appointed major. |
Other units | 07/11/1942 | 2/7th Battalion. |
Date returned to Australia | 04/08/1942 | |
Date promoted | 17/03/1942 | Temporary major. |
Other | 20/10/1942 | Arrived New Guinea. |
Other | 24/03/1942 | Arrived Ceylon. |
Other | 21/09/1942 | Joint Overseas Operations Training School. |
Date of honour or award | 02/12/1943 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. |
Other | 28/07/1943 | Arrived Moresby. |
Date returned to Australia | 07/10/1943 | Returned to Cairns. |
Other | 04/12/1943 | Arrived New Guinea. |
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. |