Service number | 16692, VX47997 |
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Ranks Held | Private, Major |
Birth Date | 1896-02-20 |
Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Barraport |
Final Rank | Major |
Service | Australian Army |
Units |
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Place | Barraport |
Conflicts/Operations |
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Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1942-06-30 |
Major Herbert Ralph Birch
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 30 June 1942 on page 2857 at position 33
Timeline
Date of birth | 20 February 1896 | Barraport, VIC. |
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Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 09 March 1916 | |
Date of embarkation | 17 January 1917 | |
Date commissioned | 30 October 1936 | |
Other units | 30 October 1936 | Lieutenant with the 29/22nd Battalion. |
Date promoted | 06 February 1939 | Appointed captain. |
Other units | 1939-08-01 - 1940-07-23 | Temporary major and commanding officer 22nd Battalion. |
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 23 July 1940 | Enlisted 2nd AIF. |
Other units | 01 August 1940 | Seconded as 2nd in Charge 2/23rd Battalion. |
Date promoted | 26 September 1940 | Appointed major. |
Other | 17 December 1940 | Arrived Middle East. |
Other | 1941-07-16 - 1941-08-16 | Course - Middle East Tactical School (Senior Officers). |
Date returned to Australia | 07 August 1942 | Returned to Melbourne. |
Other units | 1942-08-07 - 1944-03-15 | Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 26th Australian Motor Regiment. |
Date of honour or award | 14 October 1942 | Mention in Despatches. |
Other | 1943-12-23 - 1944-01-18 | Course - Land Headquarters School of Artillery. |
Date promoted | 06 January 1944 | Appointed lieutenant colonel. |
Other | 05 April 1944 | Reserve of Officers. |