Brigadier Neil Mackenzie Freeman

Service number V6399, VX131414
Ranks Held Brigadier, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date 21/04/1890
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Geelong
Death Date 1961
Final Rank Brigadier
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 31st Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 58th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Geelong
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Second World War, 1939-1945

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Timeline

Date of birth 21/04/1890
Date of embarkation 26/11/1915
Date returned to Australia 22/05/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 10/07/1915 Appointed to the AIF with the rank of major.
Other units 23/02/1916 58th Battalion.
Date of honour or award 19/11/1917 Distinguished Service Order.
Other 25/09/1917 Acting Commanding Officer of the 58th Battalion.
Other units 01/02/1918 31st Battalion.
Other 1918 - 1919 Commanding Officer of the 31st Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 21/08/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 13/08/1918
Date of death 1961