Service number | 1275, NX116990 |
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Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Temporary Captain, Lieutenant Colonel |
Birth Date | 1894-10-21 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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Place | Sydney |
Conflicts/Operations |
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Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1945-07-19 Published in London Gazette in 1919-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-07-19 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23 |
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Frank Rae
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Sergeant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Machine Guns
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Captain
- London Gazette
- 28 May 1918 on page 6203 at position 27
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 291
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1919 on page 33 at position 3
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 May 1919 on page 888 at position 119
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 6th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 35th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 19 July 1945 on page 3717 at position 33
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 19 July 1945 on page 1548 at position 44
Timeline
Date of birth | 21 October 1894 | Sydney NSW |
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Date of embarkation | 12 May 1915 | |
Date commissioned | 03 November 1915 | |
WW1 Service 2 | 15 March 1916 | lieutenant (MGO) 20th battalion |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 04 March 1918 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 09 March 1918 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 24 September 1918 | |
Interwar Service 1 | 01 May 1922 | Reserve of Officers |
Career summary 1 | 19 July 1940 | captain 36th battalion |
Career summary 3 | 19 February 1941 | temporary major |
Career summary 4 | 10 March 1941 | full time duty |
Career summary 7 | 18 November 1941 | attached Headquarters 14th Brigade 17 |
Career summary 6 | 03 January 1942 | attached Headquarters 2ndDivision3 Nov |
Career summary 8 | 1942-03-14 - 1942-06-01 | attached 35th batta |
Career summary 11 | 01 June 1942 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 35th battalion |
Career summary 9 | 01 June 1942 | TFD 35th battalion |
Appointment | 1942-06-01 - 1944-08-19 | Battalion: 35th; Rank on appointment: captain, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: 35th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age new command -training unit: commanding officer Aust Recruit training Centre |
Career summary 10 | 05 September 1942 | enlisted 2AIF |
Career summary 12 | 04 July 1943 | course course Regimental Commanders School |
Career summary 13 | 25 January 1944 | arrived Finschhafen |
Career summary 15 | 19 August 1944 | relinquished command 35th battalion (reposting) |
Career summary 17 | 17 October 1944 | Returned to Australia (Townsville ) ex Madang |
Career summary 18 | 01 November 1944 | commanding officer Aust Recruit Training Centre |
Career summary 19 | 31 July 1945 | Mention in Despatches |
Career summary 20 | 18 December 1945 | relinquished command Aust Recruit Training Centre (retirement) |
Career summary 21 | 24 January 1946 | Reserve of Officers |
Career summary 14 | c 1944 | major (bd 1 Sep 42) lieutenant colonel (bd 1 Sep 42) gazetted |
Career summary 16 | [diary of Parry-Okeden confirms reposting due to age] | |
Career summary 2 | captain Headquarters 1st Div | |
Career summary 5 | TFD 8th Brigade 10 Mar | |
Served | 1914-1918 Command: ; Service: Gallipoli, Western Front | |
WW1 Service 3 | captain 2ndmachine gun battalion | |
WW2 Service 1 | New Guinea |
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