Captain Robert Jonathan Wallis

Service number 738, V65575
Ranks Held Captain, Sergeant
Birth Date 1891-10-29
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Tooboorac
Death Date 1972-03-18
Final Rank Captain
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Tooboorac
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Period 1930-1939
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

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    Group portrait of the 8th Battalion football team. This team were 1st Division premiers of the ...

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    Military Cross: Captain Robert Jonathan Wallis, 8th Battalion, AIF

    1914-15 Star: Sergeant Robert Jonathan Wallis, 8th Battalion, AIF

    British War Medal 1914-20: Major Robert Jonathan Wallis, 8th Battalion, AIF

    Victory Medal : Major Robert Jonathan Wallis, 8th Battalion, AIF

    British War Medal 1939-45 : Lieutenant Colonel Robert Jonathan Wallis, 8th Battalion

    Australia Service Medal 1939-45 : Lieutenant Colonel Robert Jonathan Wallis, 8th Battalion

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Date of birth 29 October 1891
WW1 Service 1 1914 8th battalion
Date of embarkation 19 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 07 March 1917
WW1 Service 2 1918-08-19 - 1918-10-21 adjutant 8th batta
Interwar Service 1 22 December 1919 major commanding officer 2/37th Infantry regiment
Interwar Service 2 31 March 1921 commanding officer 39th battalion
Interwar Service 3 19 March 1925 Unattached List
Career summary 1 08 August 1940 major 2iC 6th battalion from Reserve of Officers
Career summary 2 1941-08-10 - 1941-09-13 course Southern Command Training School senior officers (Wooloomana
Career summary 3 30 October 1941 8th battalion
Career summary 4 01 February 1942 temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer
Appointment 1942-02-01 - 1942-04-25 Battalion: 8th; Rank on appointment: major, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: 2iC 8th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age base appointment
Career summary 5 1942-04-25 - 1942-06-07 attached GHQ, Q Br Movements Docks Con
Career summary 6 12 June 1942 Headquarters 1 Aust Dock Control Section
Career summary 7 1943-02-01 - 1943-02-10 attached Headquarters Docks Control Land Headqua
Career summary 8 07 May 1943 2/1st Aust Movt & Tpr group (AIF)
Career summary 9 16 March 1944 lieutenant colonel (bd 1 Sep 42) gazetted
Career summary 10 23 June 1944 Reserve of Officers
Date of death 18 March 1972
Date of death 18 March 1972
WW1 Service 3 Cse Senior Officers School (Alderrshot) 1917 'fit to comd'

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