Service number | 237602, NX100 |
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Ranks Held | Lieutenant Colonel, Captain, Temporary Major |
Birth Date | 1913-08-02 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Death Date | 1982-12-13 |
Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service | Royal Australian Infantry |
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Place | Sydney |
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Gazettes |
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in London Gazette in 1953-05-26 Published in London Gazette in 1943-12-23 Published in London Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in London Gazette in 1941-05-09 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-12-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1953-06-04 |
Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hutchison
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 06 March 1947 on page 1089 at position 26
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 06 March 1947 on page 748 at position 18
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 09 May 1941 on page 2646 at position 6
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 26 May 1953 on page 2909 at position 3
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 June 1953 on page 1549 at position 3
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Major
- London Gazette
- 23 December 1943 on page 5575 at position 24
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 December 1943 on page 2799 at position 36
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
Date of birth | 02 August 1913 | Sydney, NSW. |
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Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 1931 | 17th Battalion. |
Date commissioned | 11 September 1934 | Lieutenant. |
Other units | 13 October 1939 | Seconded 2/3rd Battalion. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 14 October 1939 | Enlisted 2nd AIF. |
Other | 14 February 1940 | Arrived Middle East. |
Other | 1940-11-19 - 1940-12-24 | Course - Middle East Tactical School #7 senior officers. |
Date wounded | 21 January 1941 | Wounded in action - gun shot wound to left arm. |
Date of honour or award | 07 March 1941 | Military Cross. |
Other | 27 March 1942 | Arrived Ceylon. |
Date promoted | 02 July 1942 | Temporary major. |
Date returned to Australia | 07 August 1942 | Returned to Melbourne. |
Other | 15 September 1942 | Arrived New Guinea. |
Date returned to Australia | 19 January 1943 | Returned to Cairns. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 1943-04-26 - 1946-02-08 | Commanding officer of 2/3 Battalion, 6 Division, 16 Brigade, AIF. |
Other units | 1943-04-26 - 1946-02-08 | Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 2/3rd Battalion. |
Date of honour or award | 23 December 1943 | Mention in Despatches. |
Date promoted | 1944 | Lieutenant colonel. |
Other | 10 March 1944 | Attached Headquarters New Guinea Force. |
Other | 14 March 1944 | Arrived Moresby. |
Date returned to Australia | 28 March 1944 | Returned to Cairns. |
Other | 1944-06-17 - 1944-07-29 | Course - Land Headquarters Tactical School #12 senior officers. |
Other | 27 December 1944 | Arrived Aitape. |
Date returned to Australia | 06 January 1946 | Returned to Sydney. |
Other | 26 March 1946 | Reserve of Officers. |
Date of honour or award | 1947 | Distinguished Service Order. |
Date of honour or award | 11 April 1947 | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. |
Other units | 01 April 1948 | Commanding officer 30th Battalion (NSW Scottish Regiment). |
Other | 01 August 1949 | Attached School of Tactics and Administering. |
Other | 1949-09-12 - 1949-10-21 | Course Australian Regular Army Officers Qualification |
Date promoted | 08 December 1949 | Lieutenant colonel. |
Other | 06 February 1950 | Course - Staff College. |
Other | 08 December 1950 | Commanding officer 13th NS Training Battalion. |
Other units | 01 November 1951 | Commanding officer 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). |
Other | 18 March 1952 | Arrived Japan. |
Other unit | 22 March 1952 | Commanding Officer 1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea. |
Date returned to Australia | 09 November 1952 | |
Other | 09 November 1952 | Unattached List Eastern Command. |
Date of honour or award | 1953 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire. |
Other units | 13 January 1953 | General service officer grade 1 Headquarters Southern Command. |
Other units | 25 March 1955 | Headquarters 3 Cadet Brigade. |
Other units | 08 November 1959 | Headquarters 2 Cadet Brigade. |
Other | 03 August 1963 | Retired List. |
Date of death | 13 December 1982 | |
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | c 1931 |
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