Lieutenant Colonel George Edward Colvin

Service number	NX12217, N60356
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

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Unit

2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
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Unit

2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
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Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

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.
Other	26/11/1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other	1940-06-15 - 1940-07-05	Course company commander (Sydney Command and Staff School).
Other units	03/03/1940	Training Depot Eastern Command.
Other units	01/05/1940	Seconded captain 2/13th Battalion.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	02/05/1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	18/09/1941	Major.
Other	1941-03-03 - 1941-06-14	Seconded instructor 20th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Other	1942-02-27 - 1942-03-17	Course - Middle East Camouflage Training Centre.
Other units	1942-10-27 - 1945-10-30	Acting commanding officer 2/13th Battalion.
Date wounded	29/10/1942	Received concussion at El Alamein.
Other	1942-06-13 - 1942-07-06	Course - Middle East Tactical School.
Other units	1942 - 1945	Commanding Officer 2/13th Battalion, North Africa.
Date returned to Australia	27/02/1943
Other	30/07/1943	Arrived Milne.
Date of honour or award	16/01/1943	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Date promoted	11/02/1943	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
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 units	1945-09-21 - 1945-10-20	Attached Headquarters 20th Brigade.
Other	c 1945-06-01	Arrived British North Borneo.
Other units	1945-10-16 - 1947-12-16	Commanding officer 66th Battalion.
Other	13/12/1945	Arrived Morotai.
Other	10/05/1945	Arrived Morotai.
Date returned to Australia	c 1945-11-25	Returned to Sydney.
Other units	1945-04-10 - 1945-05-10	Attached Headquarters 20th Brigade.
Other	23/02/1946	Arrived Kure.
Other units	1947-04-28 - 1947-06-03	Attached Headquarters 34th Brigade.
Date returned to Australia	04/12/1947	Returned to Sydney.
Other	16/12/1947	Reserve of Officers.