Brigadier Maxwell Byron Simkin

Service number 2297, 2/297, NX138173, NX138173, 2297
Ranks Held Major, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel
Birth Date 1922-08-10
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Death Date 2003-11-05
Final Rank Brigadier
Service Australian Army
Units
  • 1st Australian Logistic Support Group
  • 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
  • Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Vietnam, 1962-1975
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1971-09-03
Published in London Gazette in 1959-12-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1959-12-10
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1971-08-19

Rolls

  • Malayan Emergency Rolls and Awards Registers:

    Unit
    2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
    Conflict
    Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
    Rank
    Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    1st Australian Logistic Support Group
    Conflict
    Vietnam, 1962-1975
    Rank
    Colonel
    London Gazette
    03 September 1971 on page 9580 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    19 August 1971 on page 5323 at position 1
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
    Conflict
    Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
    Rank
    Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    04 December 1959 on page 7667 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    10 December 1959 on page 7668 at position 1

Timeline

Date of birth 10 August 1922
Date of birth 10 August 1922
Date of departure 19 April 1957
Date of return 19 April 1959
Date of death 05 November 2003
Date of death 05 November 2003