| Service number | VX11 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1909-01-20 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Oakleigh |
| Death Date | 2004-03-24 |
| Final Rank | Major |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 1 Corps |
| Place | Oakleigh |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1942-06-30 |
Major John Alfred Wilmoth
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1 Corps
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 30 June 1942 on page 2857 at position 64
Timeline
| Date of birth | 20 January 1909 | Oakleigh VIC |
|---|---|---|
| Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 01 July 1927 | |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01 November 1929 | CMT (battalion unk?) 1 Jul 27-3 |
| Interwar Service 2 | 30 April 1930 | MUR |
| Date commissioned | 10 October 1934 | |
| Interwar Service 3 | 10 October 1934 | lieutenant |
| Career summary 2 | 13 November 1939 | aide de camp to general officer commanding (Blamey?) |
| Career summary 3 | 29 February 1940 | TFD 2/5th battalion but remains seconded for staff duties (bd 13 Oct 39) |
| Career summary 4 | 04 April 1940 | captain |
| Career summary 5 | 06 April 1940 | TFD Headquarters 2 AIF |
| Career summary 6 | 20 June 1940 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 7 | 12 September 1940 | Headquarters 1st Australian Corps Guard battalion |
| Career summary 9 | 20 March 1941 | temporary major |
| Career summary 11 | 1941-05 | arrived Middle East ex Greece |
| Career summary 8 | 17 May 1941 | attached Headquarters 6thDivision2 Feb |
| Career summary 12 | 1941-08-20 - 1941-10-10 | attached Headquarters Base Ord D |
| Career summary 14 | 13 October 1941 | major |
| Career summary 15 | 16 March 1942 | Returned to Australia (4MD) |
| Career summary 16 | 14 April 1942 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 7th battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-04-14 - 1943-11-01 | Battalion: 7th; Rank on appointment: major, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: Headquarters 1 Australian Corps Guard battalion (attd Headquarters 6th Div); Reason for end of appointment: new command -training unit: commandant OCtraining unit |
| Career summary 17 | 14 October 1942 | Mention in Despatches (Middle East Jul-Oct 41) |
| Career summary 18 | 1942-12-05 - 1943-01-12 | course senior officers anti tank |
| Career summary 19 | 01 November 1943 | commandant Officer Cadet Training Unit (Woodside) |
| Career summary 20 | 13 March 1944 | lieutenant colonel (bd 1 Sep 42) |
| Career summary 21 | 14 January 1946 | relinquished command Officer Cadet Training Unit |
| Career summary 22 | 20 February 1946 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 23 | 16 October 1947 | ED |
| Date of death | 24 March 2004 | |
| Career summary 10 | c 1941-04-02 | arrived Greece |
| Career summary 1 | seconded lieutenant | |
| Career summary 13 | attached Headquarters 6thDivision10 Oct | |
| Career summary 24 | ||
| Interwar Service 5 | officer commanding Horse Tpt | |
| WW2 Service 2 | Bardia-Benghazi |