Temporary Brigadier Tom Warren White

Service number VX20316
Ranks Held Major, Temporary Brigadier
Final Rank Temporary Brigadier
Service Australian Army
Unit 9 Australian Division
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

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Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 1921-02-17 - 1924-12-10 Royal Military College.
Date promoted 11/12/1924 Appointed lieutenant.
Other units 13/07/1925 Appointed adjutant and quartermaster general, 2nd Light Horse Regiment.
Other 1926-09-22 - 1927-12-07 Posted to India.
Other units 08/12/1927 Appointed adjutant and quartermaster general, 11th Light Horse Regiment.
Other units 17/09/1931 Appointed adjutant and quartermaster general, 15th Light Horse Regiment.
Date promoted 11/12/1932 Appointed captain.
Other units 20/09/1934 Appointed adjutant and quartermaster general, 2/14th Light Horse Regiment.
Other 01/10/1936 Attached G Branch Army Headquarters.
Other 1937-11-23 - 1940-03-20 Attended course at Staff College, Camberly.
Other 1939-09-02 - 1939-11-30 Attached to War Office, United Kingdom.
Other 1939-12-28 - 1940-01-11 Attached British Expeditionary Force, France.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 03/04/1940 Enlisted Second Australian Imperial Force and seconded to 7th Division, Headquarters.
Other 17/12/1940 Arrived Middle East.
Other 20/03/1940 Attended course at Staff College, Camberly.
Other units 01/08/1940 Seconded Headquarters 26th Brigade.
Other units 01/08/1940 7th Division Cavalry Regiment.
Other units 01/07/1940 Headquarters 24th Brigade.
Other 20/12/1940 Seconded as a general service officer grade 2 to Headquarters, 9th Division.
Other 19/11/1941 Attached Headquarters, AIF, Middle East.
Other 1941-06-09 - 1941-06-12 Attached Special Duty.
Other 1941-10-12 - 1941-10-20 Attached Special Duty.
Date promoted 1942-01-01 - 1942-06-10 Appointed commanding officer of 2/1st Battalion with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Other 19/11/1942 Appointed, as a replacement officer, to brigadier general staff Headquarters, New Guinea Force.
Date of honour or award 01/04/1942 Mention in Despatches.
Other 23/09/1942 Temporary colonel General Staff Operations, Land Headquarters.
Other 11/07/1942 Attached Land Headquarters
Date of honour or award 04/09/1942 Mention in Despatches.
Other 24/11/1942 Arrived Moresby.
Other 1942-11-02 - 1942-12-16 Attached Headquarters, New Guinea.
Other 21/07/1942 Appointed temporary colonel, general staff, Staff Duties & Training, Advanced Land Headquarters.
Other 10/06/1942 Relinquished command of 2/1st Battalion.
Other 27/03/1942 Arrived Ceylon.
Other 05/12/1943 Relinquish director of Staff Duties.
Other 09/02/1943 Relinquished brigadier general staff.
Other 28/04/1943 Appointed temporary brigadier.
Other 25/11/1943 Attached to General Headquarters, South-West Pacific Area.
Date promoted 24/10/1944 Gazetted Colonel, retained rank of temporary brigadier, back dated to 1 September 1942.
Other 25/01/1945 Appointed Deputy Australian Army Representative, Australian Army Staff United Kingdom
Other 03/10/1945 Appointed to head Australian Military Mission Germany - Berlin.
Other 23/08/1945 Relinquished Deputy Australian Army Representative, Australian Army Staff United Kingdom.
Other 25/05/1945 Arrived United Kingdom.
Other 1945-08-11 - 1945-08-20 Attached Special Duty, Paris.
Other 1948-09-24 - 1948-11-23 Posted to the United Kingdom.
Other 28/04/1948 Seconded Department of Immigration.
Date returned to Australia 28/02/1948 Returned to Melbourne, VIC.
Other 1948-04-29 - 1948-08-16 Posted to the Middle East.
Other 02/11/1949 Relinquish honourary brigadier.
Other 02/11/1949 Appointed colonel, Plans & Coordination, A Branch Army Headquarters.
Other 19/02/1951 Appointed colonel administering Headquarters Northern command.
Other 15/05/1952 Appointed honourary brigadier, Australian Staff Corps.
Other 20/09/1954 Appointed honourary brigadier in command administering Headquarters, Southern command.
Date promoted 01/01/1955 Appointed brigadier.
Date of discharge 28/11/1957 Transferred to Retired List.

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