Date of birth |
17 February 1907 |
Perth WA |
Royal Military College |
1925 - 1928 |
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Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) |
18 February 1925 |
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Interwar Service 1 |
18 February 1925 |
Inducted Royal Military College |
Date commissioned |
12 February 1928 |
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Interwar Service 2 |
12 December 1928 |
lieutenant |
Interwar Service 3 |
01 February 1929 |
3rdDivision |
Interwar Service 4 |
01 September 1929 |
adjutant & QM 28th battalion |
Interwar Service 5 |
25 April 1931 |
adjutant & QM 44th battalion |
Interwar Service 6 |
06 November 1931 |
adjutant & QM 27th battalion |
Interwar Service 7 |
1935-01 |
Service in India 14 Sep 33-c. |
Interwar Service 8 |
23 January 1935 |
adjutant & QM 23/21st battalion |
Interwar Service 9 |
12 December 1936 |
captain |
Interwar Service 10 |
01 December 1938 |
attached Headquarters 3rd Dist Base |
Interwar Service 11 |
25 March 1939 |
course Command and Staff School #6 6 |
Career summary 1 |
02 October 1939 |
instructor Southern Command Training School |
Career summary 2 |
13 November 1939 |
brigade major 14th Brigade |
Career summary 3 |
08 May 1940 |
general service officer grade 2 (I) AHeadquarters G Branch |
Career summary 4 |
01 August 1940 |
temporary major |
Career summary 5 |
02 June 1941 |
instructor Command and Staff School (Duntroon) |
Career summary 6 |
30 June 1942 |
seconded for Citizens Military Force |
Career summary 7 |
31 July 1942 |
enlisted 2AIF |
Career summary 9 |
28 October 1942 |
general service officer grade 1 Headquarters 4thDivision |
Career summary 10 |
18 February 1943 |
general service officer grade 1 (Liasion) Headquarters New Guinea Force |
Career summary 11 |
26 February 1943 |
arrived New Guinea |
Career summary 13 |
22 March 1943 |
attached Headquarters Kanga Force 16 |
Career summary 14 |
1943-03-22 - 1943-06-02 |
A/general service officer grade 1 (Ops) Headquarters 1 Australian Corps/New Guinea F |
Career summary 15 |
03 July 1943 |
commanding officer 22nd battalion |
Appointment |
1943-07-03 - 1944-03-13 |
Battalion: 22nd; Rank on appointment: captain, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: general service officer grade 1 (Liasion) NGF; Reason for end of appointment: training appointment: director military arts RMC |
Career summary 16 |
1943-10-07 - 1943-10-30 |
medical (malaria) |
Career summary 17 |
20 January 1944 |
major (bd 1 Sep 42) (retain temporary lieutenant colonel) |
Career summary 18 |
20 January 1944 |
lieutenant colonel (bd 28 Oct 42) promul |
Career summary 19 |
13 March 1944 |
relinquished command |
Career summary 20 |
13 March 1944 |
director Military Arts Royal Military College & Staff School |
Career summary 21 |
24 March 1944 |
Returned to Australia (Townsville ) |
Career summary 22 |
21 June 1944 |
Special Duty School of Artillery (Fd) 15 |
Career summary 23 |
16 August 1944 |
attached School of Artillery 11 |
Career summary 25 |
26 September 1944 |
attached Land Headquarters 20 |
Career summary 26 |
1944-10-13 - 1944-11-15 |
Special |
Career summary 24 |
02 November 1944 |
director Military Arts Royal Military College Australian Schools & Training Units |
Career summary 27 |
31 March 1945 |
Mention in Despatches |
Career summary 28 |
28 August 1945 |
assistant adjutant and quarter master general Headquarters W Comd |
Career summary 29 |
23 January 1946 |
adjutant and quarter master general Headquarters W Comd |
Career summary 30 |
24 February 1947 |
relinquish adjutant and quarter master general ... |
Career summary 32 |
22 March 1947 |
assistant adjutant and quarter master general Brit Com Sub Area Tokyo |
Career summary 33 |
16 January 1948 |
Returned to Australia (Syd) |
Career summary 34 |
23 February 1948 |
general service officer grade 1 Headquarters W Comd |
Career summary 35 |
1948-03-14 - 1948-04-05 |
course School of Air Spt (Laver |
Career summary 36 |
18 October 1948 |
lieutenant colonel (Australian Staff Corps) |
Career summary 37 |
03 February 1949 |
relinquish general service officerI... |
Career summary 38 |
03 June 1949 |
medical downgrade Class D |
Career summary 39 |
15 October 1949 |
retired list |
Career summary 12 |
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seconded ceases TFD to Gen List 2 Mar 43 (remains with NGF) |
Career summary 31 |
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*** POST WAR *** |
Career summary 8 |
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temporary lieutenant colonel 28 Oct 42 (TFD to 23/21st battalion but SECD) |