Lieutenant Colonel Lewis John Loughran

Service number NX65, VP16044
Birth Date 02/08/1914
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Daylesford
Death Date 24/02/1975
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Army
Place Daylesford
Conflicts/Operations
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Period 1930-1939

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    CAPE WOM, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-13. LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.J. LOUGHRAN, G1, HEADQUARTERS ...

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  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Military Forces
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Date of birth 02/08/1914
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) 11/02/1935
Other 1935 - 1937 Royal Military College
Date commissioned 15/12/1937
Other units 01/02/1938 Attached 4th Division.
Other units 01/04/1938 Adjutant & Quartermaster 7th Battalion.
Other units 13/10/1939 Seconded captain adjutant 2/4th Battalion.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 23/10/1939 Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other units 19/06/1939 Instructor Central Training Depot.
Other 14/02/1940 Arrived Middle East.
Other units 19/08/1940 2/4th Battalion.
Other 1941-04-07 - 1941-07-26 Course - Haifa Staff College (Middle East Staff School).
Date promoted 18/09/1941 Temporary major.
Other units 26/07/1941 Brigade major - Headquarters 19th Brigade.
Other 1942-12-28 - 1943-02-01 Course - Joint Overseas Operation Training School.
Other 20/05/1942 General service officer grade 2 Northern Territory Force.
Date returned to Australia 28/03/1942
Other 01/09/1943 Arrived Moresby.
Date returned to Australia 17/12/1943 Returned to Townsville.
Other units 29/07/1943 General service officer grade 2 Headquarters 5th Division.
Other units 06/12/1943 Attached General Headquarters South-west Pacific Area general service officer.
Date promoted 06/12/1943 Major.
Other 27/11/1944 Arrived Philipines.
Date promoted 06/09/1944 Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other 09/09/1944 Arrived Hollandia.
Other 05/07/1945 Arrived Bougainville.
Other units 05/11/1945 Major 37/52nd Battalion.
Other 22/11/1945 Arrived Rabaul.
Other 26/08/1945 Arrived Lae.
Other units 18/12/1945 General service officer grade 2 Headquarters 11th Division.
Other 13/06/1945 Arrived Lae.
Date returned to Australia 16/06/1945 Returned to Brisbane.
Other units 1945-06-01 - 1945-11-05 Commanding officer 8th Battalion.
Other units 30/04/1946 General service officer grade 1 Headquarters Western Command.
Date returned to Australia 07/04/1946 Returned to Sydney.
Other 08/03/1948 Acting director Administering and Planning quarter master general, Headquarters.
Other 16/11/1948 Adjutant and quarter master general, Q Brigade, Headquarters.
Date promoted 02/07/1949 Lieutenant colonel.
Other 04/05/1951 Adjutant and quarter master general (Maintenance) D Administering and Planning, Q Brigade, A Headquarters.
Other units 12/06/1952 Commanding officer 19th Training Battalion.
Other 28/06/1954 General service officer grade 1 Training Headquarters Eastern Command.
Other 14/06/1956 Retired List.
Date of death 24/02/1975

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