| Date of birth |
21 December 1908 |
Malvern VIC |
| Interwar Service 1 |
01 July 1926 |
L/CPlatoon 37th battalion |
| Interwar Service 2 |
01 December 1926 |
CPlatoon |
| Date commissioned |
15 May 1928 |
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| Interwar Service 4 |
15 May 1928 |
lieutenant |
| Interwar Service 5 |
01 July 1930 |
37/52nd battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 |
01 December 1936 |
52nd battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 |
18 March 1937 |
captain |
| Career summary 2 |
05 November 1939 |
temporary major 52nd battalion |
| Career summary 3 |
14 October 1940 |
24/39th |
| Career summary 4 |
01 November 1940 |
commanding officer 24/39th battalion |
| Appointment |
1940-11-01 - 1941-10-07 |
Battalion: 24/39th; Rank on appointment: captain, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: 24/39th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion /BS |
| Career summary 5 |
22 April 1941 |
temporary lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 6 |
1941-06-09 - 1941-07-05 |
course Southern Command Training School #10 for Commanding Officers and staff officer s (battalion Com |
| Career summary 7 |
07 October 1941 |
commanding officer 24th battalion |
| Appointment |
1941-10-07 - 1943-07-09 |
Battalion: 24th; Rank on appointment: captain, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: commanding officer 24/39th; Reason for end of appointment: removed from command |
| Career summary 8 |
31 October 1941 |
full time duty |
| Career summary 9 |
23 July 1942 |
enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 10 |
1942-09-19 - 1942-10-04 |
course RAAF School of Army C |
| Career summary 11 |
1942-11-28 - 1942-12-20 |
course Joint Overseas Operation Training Sc |
| Career summary 12 |
01 March 1943 |
arrived New Guinea |
| Career summary 13 |
21 June 1943 |
Returned to Australia (Townsville ) |
| Career summary 15 |
01 August 1943 |
relinquish temporary lieutenant colonel |
| Career summary 16 |
02 August 1943 |
temporary major |
| Career summary 17 |
25 October 1943 |
7th battalion |
| Career summary 19 |
10 December 1943 |
Court Martial |
| Career summary 18 |
1944-01-29 - 1944-02-19 |
AWL 18-24 Jan |
| Career summary 24 |
19 February 1944 |
DISMISSED |
| Career summary 1 |
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captain 52nd battalion |
| Career summary 14 |
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relinquished command 24th battalion 9 Jul 43 [something fishy here] |
| Career summary 20 |
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'Charge 1. Absenting himself without leave in that he at Yerongpilly [sp] at 1945 hrs on 11 Nov 1943 absented himself without leave until rejoining his unit near Kairi at 1500 hrs on 20 Nov 1943. |
| Career summary 21 |
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2. Disobeying a lawful command given by his superior officer in that he when ordered by his commanding officer Lieut colonel George Medal Morris on 8 Nov 1943 at Watsonia to proceed with his unit 7 Aust Infantry battalion by train from Watsonia did not do so, but proceeded with his unit as far as Yerongpilly. |
| Career summary 22 |
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Finding. Guilty of both charges. |
| Career summary 23 |
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Sentence. To be dismissed from H.M. Service.' |
| WW2 Service 1 |
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New Guinea |