Service number | NX12305 |
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Ranks Held | Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel |
Birth Date | 1904-11-21 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Waratah |
Death Date | 1981-01-28 |
Final Rank | Colonel |
Service | Australian Army |
Units |
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Place | Waratah |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 Published in London Gazette in 1942-11-05 Published in London Gazette in 1942-12-15 |
Colonel Robert William George Ogle
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 05 November 1942 on page 4795 at position 1
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7357 at position 49
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 24th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 15 December 1942 on page 5446 at position 7
Timeline
Date of birth | 21 November 1904 | |
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Interwar Service 1 | 1920 | SGT 1st Fd Company |
Date commissioned | 01 August 1924 | |
Interwar Service 2 | 01 August 1924 | lieutenant AE |
Interwar Service 3 | 13 September 1928 | captain |
Interwar Service 4 | 14 September 1934 | major |
Interwar Service 5 | 17 June 1937 | 2/34th battalion |
Interwar Service 6 | 01 May 1938 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 13th battalion |
Interwar Service 7 | 16 May 1938 | course competant for PROM to lieutenant colonel |
Interwar Service 8 | 06 April 1939 | Unattached List relinquished command temporary lieutenant colonel |
Career summary 1 | 11 December 1939 | major 13th battalion |
Career summary 2 | 11 December 1939 | seconded BMGO? Machine Gun Officer? Headquarters 14th Brigade |
Career summary 3 | 27 March 1940 | enlisted 2AIF |
Career summary 4 | 01 May 1940 | seconded major 2/17th battalion from 13th battalion |
Career summary 5 | 29 August 1940 | TFD brigade major Headquarters 24th Brigade |
Career summary 6 | 30 January 1941 | arrived Middle East |
Career summary 7 | 13 June 1941 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 2/15th battalion |
Appointment | 1941-06-13 - 1942-09-02 | Battalion: 2/15th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: brigade major 24th Brigade; Reason for end of appointment: wounded in action: Mine El Alamein |
Career summary 8 | 22 August 1941 | medical (evac 2/4th AGH why?) 6 |
Career summary 9 | 31 December 1941 | Mention in Despatches |
Career summary 10 | 09 June 1942 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
Career summary 11 | 02 September 1942 | wounded in action (multiple Shell/shrapnel wound (mine? fracture rt ankle) |
Career summary 13 | 02 September 1942 | relinquished command 2/15th battalion |
Career summary 15 | 16 October 1942 | medical downgrade 'unfit for service' |
Career summary 16 | 15 December 1942 | Mention in Despatches (Nov 41-Apr 42) |
Career summary 14 | 09 January 1943 | Returned to Australia (Syd) (medevac) |
Career summary 17 | 10 September 1943 | general service officer grade 1 (Trg) G Br, Adv Land Headquarters |
Career summary 18 | 21 February 1944 | general service officer grade 1 (Operational Reports) Dir'e of Mil Operaptions, G Br, Adv Land Headquarters |
Career summary 19 | 1944-06-19 - 1944-07-18 | attached Headquarters 9thDiv |
Career summary 20 | 26 October 1944 | ED |
Career summary 21 | 11 November 1944 | general service officer grade 1 (Training & Op Reports) Adv Land Headquarters |
Career summary 24 | 26 September 1945 | Returned to Australia (Brisbane ) ex Morotai |
Career summary 25 | 12 December 1945 | Reserve of Officers |
Date of death | 28 January 1981 | |
Career summary 22 | c 1945-06-18 | arrived Lae |
Career summary 12 | In carrier that ran over mine as battalion reached OBJ. | |
Career summary 23 | arrived Morotai ??? | |
Citations 2 | 'For his gallantry and skilful leadership during a raid which his Bn., supported by other arms, carried out against enemy positions on a feature near TEL EL EISA. | |
Citations 3 | The operation, which was undertaken as a counter stroke to an enemy attack elsewhere , was most carefully and thoroughly planned and prepared by Lt.-Col. OGLE. | |
Citations 4 | It took the form of an attack just before dawn by which the enemy was completely surprised. Parts of his minefield were raised and passages made for our tanks to get through. Heavy casualties were inflicteddd on the enemy and more than one hundred German prisoners were taken. Early in the operation Lt.-Col. OGLE was himslef seriously wounded when the vehicle in which he was travelling ran on a mine. Notwithstanding his wounds, while waiting to be evacuatedd he gave orderrs to offrs with him about getting the tankss through the minefield and for the future conduct of the operation. Lt.-Col. OGLE who in this and other engagements, showed outstanding qualities of aggression and determination did much to inspire the troops under his command with resolutions and confidence.' | |
Citations 5 | recmd BRIG Windeyer 20th Bde EXT SHEET DN 27/42, LG Supp 35771/42 | |
WW2 Service 1 | Benghazi | |
WW2 Service 2 | El Alamein | |
wounded in action | Mine? El Alamien 2 Sep 42 |
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