Lieutenant Colonel George Hodges Knox

Service number V65899
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 17/12/1885
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Armadale
Death Date 11/07/1960
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  • No. 1 Australian Command Depot
Place Armadale
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 17/12/1885
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 29/03/1915 Appointed to the 23rd Battalion with the rank of captain.
Date of embarkation 08/05/1915
Other units 27/08/1915 Appointed Commanding Officer of the 23rd Battalion.
Date promoted 27/08/1915 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of enlistment 29/03/1915
Date promoted 01/04/1915 Appointed major.
Other units 31/07/1916 Temporary Commanding Officer of A Group Tidworth.
Other units 25/10/1916 Appointed Commanding Officer of No 1 Command Depot.
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 06/10/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 24/03/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 23/03/1917
Date returned to Australia 02/05/1918
Other 26/06/1918 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of embarkation 15/04/1918
Other units 19/08/1919 Embarked on special services on board HMT Rio Nagro.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 04/08/1919 Re-enlisted as a lieutenant colonel for special services.
Other 18/02/1920 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 11/07/1960