Lieutenant Colonel Henry Marsden Chilton

Service number	NX12218, N60368
Birth Date	28/09/1909
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Turramurra
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Turramurra
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Date of birth	28/09/1909
Date commissioned	20/02/1931	Lieutenant 18th Battalion.
Other units	01/07/1935	18/51st Battalion.
Date promoted	29/08/1938	Appointed captain.
Other	26/11/1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	1940-03-04 - 1940-05-06	Full time duty Eastern Command Recruit Training.
Other units	01/05/1940	Seconded captain 2/13th Battalion from 18th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	07/05/1940	Enlisted in the 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	28/01/1941	Appointed major.
Other units	20/08/1941	Seconded commanding officer 20th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Other units	1942-08-11 - 1943-08-18	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 13/33rd Battalion.
Other units	23/12/1942	Attached Headquarters 1st Brigade.
Other	1942-12-27 - 1943-01-17	Course - JOOT School.
Other	1943-08-13 - 1943-09-27	Course - Land Headquarters Tactical School.
Other units	1943-08-18 - 1945-05-17	Temporary lieutenant colonel 12/50th Battalion.
Date promoted	1944	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other	26/07/1945	Arrived New Britain.
Other units	1945-07-14 - 1946-02-28	Commanding officer 28th Battalion.
Other units	1945-05-17 - 1945-07-14	Commanding officer 12/40th Battalion.
Other	21/03/1946	Reserve of Officers.
Date returned to Australia	13/01/1946	Returned to Brisbane.
Date promoted	14/04/1947	Officer of the Order of the British Empire.