Service number | N60356, NX12217 |
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Birth Date | 22/04/1903 |
Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service | Australian Army |
Unit | 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Conflicts/Operations |
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Lieutenant Colonel George Edward Colvin
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
Date of birth | 22/04/1903 | |
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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. |
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