Lieutenant Colonel George Edward Colvin

Service number N60356, NX12217
Birth Date 22/04/1903
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

Rolls

Timeline

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