Lieutenant Colonel Horace William Strutt

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Date of birth	19/12/1903	Hobart TAS
Other units	01/07/1924	Australian Field Artillery, 12th Mixed Brigade.
Other units	1924	6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade.
Date commissioned	01/07/1924
Other	1927-03-10 - 1930-12-22	Aide de camp to Governor of Tasmania.
Date promoted	01/08/1928	Captain.
Date promoted	07/08/1933	Major.
Other units	15/03/1938	Commanding officer 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade.
Other units	24/10/1939	10th Battery 2/5th Field Regiment.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	24/10/1939	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other	17/06/1940	Arrived United Kingdom.
Other units	09/05/1940	Commanding officer 2/1st Anti Tank Regiment.
Other units	17/09/1940	Commanding officer 2/3rd Field Regiment.
Other	31/12/1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	26/06/1940	Commanding officer 70th Battalion.
Other	31/01/1940	Course - School of Artillery.
Other units	1940-06-26 - 1940-09-17	2/31st Battalion.
Other	06/1941	Arrived Middle East.
Other	c 1941-04-05	Arrived Greece.
Date promoted	14/08/1941	Temporary brigadier.
Date of honour or award	19/07/1941	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	18/08/1941	Attached Headquarters Artillery 6th Division.
Date of honour or award	27/09/1941	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Other units	13/05/1942	Royal Artillery, Northern Territory Force.
Date returned to Australia	31/03/1942	Adelaide.
Other units	21/12/1942	Royal Artillery 12th Division.
Other	07/06/1944	Retired List.
Date of death	05/11/1985