| Citations 2 |
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Lt. Colonel Milne has twenty-nine years' commissioned service in the Australian Military Forces. His pre-war service was in the Intelligence Corps and the Army Service Corps. During the war he held, amongst opthers, the appointment of Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, 1st Anzac Corps, and established a reputation as an extremely efficient and capable staff officer. He was awarded the D.S.O. |
| Career summary 1 |
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lieutenant colonel commanding officer 34th battalion |
| WW1 Service 3 |
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Australian Army Service Corps Staff |
| WW1 Service 1 |
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Served WWI: Gallipoli, France, Middle East, |
| Citations 4 |
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Throughout the whole period he has spared no effort in the interests of the Service, and has made available at all times his highly expert knowledge of movement and transport for the instruction of officers. |
| Date of birth |
08/11/1886 |
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| Date of birth |
1886 |
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| Date of birth |
08/11/1896 |
Bundanoon, NSW |
| Date commissioned |
05/12/1910 |
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| Pre WW1 Service 1 |
05/12/1910 |
lieutenant Australian Instructional Corps |
| Date of embarkation |
19/12/1914 |
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| Date of enlistment |
17/09/1914 |
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| WW1 Service 2 |
23/09/1914 |
lieutenant AIF |
| Pre WW1 Service 2 |
01/10/1914 |
Australian Army Service Corps |
| WW1 Service 4 |
12/03/1916 |
major |
| WW1 Service 5 |
13/07/1917 |
deputy adjutant and quartermaster general 4thDivision |
| WW1 Service 6 |
1917-10-27 - 1918-12-31 |
deputy adjutant and quartermaster general 1 ANZacting command |
| Date of recommendation honour or award |
20/09/1917 |
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| Date of recommendation honour or award |
27/09/1918 |
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| Date returned to Australia |
11/01/1919 |
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| Interwar Service 1 |
01/09/1919 |
captain Australian Army Service Corps |
| Interwar Service 2 |
01/09/1919 |
B/major Australian Army Service Corps |
| Interwar Service 3 |
16/09/1920 |
major |
| Interwar Service 4 |
01/11/1920 |
Reserve of Officers |
| Interwar Service 6 |
1921-07-01 - 1922-04-30 |
Asst staff officer A Br 2Division |
| Interwar Service 5 |
31/03/1921 |
Australian Army Service Corps |
| Interwar Service 7 |
01/05/1922 |
Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 8 |
01/04/1925 |
Engr & Railway Staff Corps |
| Interwar Service 9 |
17/08/1926 |
staff officer Q Br Div |
| Interwar Service 10 |
31/03/1927 |
commanding officer 2DivisionTrain |
| Interwar Service 11 |
20/04/1929 |
lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2DivisionAustralian Army Service Corps |
| Appointment |
1937-06-01 - 1939-12-13 |
Battalion: 34th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Reason for end of appointment: voluntary relinquishment base appointment: Australian Imperial Force overseas Base |
| Interwar Service 12 |
01/06/1937 |
commanding officer 34th battalion |
| Career summary 3 |
09/12/1939 |
enlisted 2AIF |
| Citations 3 |
03/11/1939 |
Since the war he has served continuously and held Divisional Staff appointments, commanded a divisional train and commanded an infantry battalion from 1.6.37 until his appointment to the 2nd AIF as Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Headquarters, Australian Overseas Base, on 1 |
| Career summary 2 |
13/11/1939 |
assistant adjutant and quarter master general Australian Overseas Base |
| Career summary 5 |
11/07/1940 |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Career summary 4 |
08/01/1940 |
arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 6 |
01/08/1940 |
officer commanding Australian Port Detachment (Canal Ports) |
| Career summary 7 |
05/12/1940 |
assistant adjutant and quarter master general Headquarters 7thDivision |
| Career summary 8 |
07/09/1941 |
Returned to Australia (Syd) |
| Career summary 10 |
27/09/1941 |
temporary colonel A/quarter master general , Q Br, AHeadquarters |
| Career summary 9 |
27/09/1941 |
Resumes duty in Citizens Military Force (ceases seconded to 2AIF) |
| Career summary 11 |
26/01/1942 |
acting quarter master general Headquarters Home Forces |
| Career summary 12 |
16/04/1942 |
Controller of Docks, GHeadquarters Q Movements, Docks Control |
| Career summary 13 |
20/10/1943 |
arrived Moresby |
| Career summary 14 |
28/10/1943 |
Returned to Australia (Townsville ) |
| Career summary 15 |
11/11/1943 |
Director of Docks, Land Headquarters |
| Career summary 18 |
16/11/1944 |
Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 17 |
24/10/1944 |
relinquish AA&quarter master general ... |
| Career summary 16 |
30/03/1944 |
AA&quarter master general , Headquarters Volunteer Defence Corps , NSW LofC Area |
| Date of death |
11/04/1963 |
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| Date of death |
1963 |
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