Lieutenant Colonel George Edward Colvin

Service number	N60356, NX12217
Birth Date	1903-04-22
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1944-04-20 Published in London Gazette in 1943-02-25 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-02-11 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-04-13

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Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards:

Unit

2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

20 April 1944 on page 1817 at position 4

Commonwealth Gazette

13 April 1944 on page 803 at position 1
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards:

Unit

2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

25 February 1943 on page 965 at position 1

Commonwealth Gazette

11 February 1943 on page 433 at position 24

Timeline

Date of birth	22 April 1903
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	01 July 1921	Singaller 1 Cavalry Division Signals.
Other units	04 November 1922	C Platoon.
Date promoted	01 July 1923	Lance sergeant.
Date promoted	28 November 1923	Sergeant.
Date commissioned	01 July 1925	Lieutenant.
Date promoted	01 January 1930	Ccaptain.
Other	10 November 1931	Reserve of Officers.
Other units	13 April 1939	Captain 36th Battalion.
Other units	03 March 1940	Training Depot Eastern Command.
Other units	01 May 1940	Seconded captain 2/13th Battalion.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	02 May 1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other	1940-06-15 - 1940-07-05	Course company commander (Sydney Command and Staff School).
Other	26 November 1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other	1941-03-03 - 1941-06-14	Seconded instructor 20th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Date promoted	18 September 1941	Major.
Other units	1942 - 1945	Commanding Officer 2/13th Battalion, North Africa.
Other	1942-02-27 - 1942-03-17	Course - Middle East Camouflage Training Centre.
Other	1942-06-13 - 1942-07-06	Course - Middle East Tactical School.
Other units	1942-10-27 - 1945-10-30	Acting commanding officer 2/13th Battalion.
Date wounded	29 October 1942	Received concussion at El Alamein.
Date of honour or award	16 January 1943	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Date promoted	11 February 1943	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date returned to Australia	27 February 1943
Other	30 July 1943	Arrived Milne.
Date of honour or award	06 April 1944	Bar to Distinguished Service Order.
Date returned to Australia	07 May 1944	Returned to Townsville.
Other units	1945-04-10 - 1945-05-10	Attached Headquarters 20th Brigade.
Other	10 May 1945	Arrived Morotai.
Other units	1945-09-21 - 1945-10-20	Attached Headquarters 20th Brigade.
Other units	1945-10-16 - 1947-12-16	Commanding officer 66th Battalion.
Other units	1945-11-17 - 1945-12-08	Attached Headquarters 34th Brigade.
Other	13 December 1945	Arrived Morotai.
Other	23 February 1946	Arrived Kure.
Other units	1947-04-28 - 1947-06-03	Attached Headquarters 34th Brigade.
Date returned to Australia	04 December 1947	Returned to Sydney.
Other	16 December 1947	Reserve of Officers.
Other	c 1945-06-01	Arrived British North Borneo.
Date returned to Australia	c 1945-11-25	Returned to Sydney.