Lieutenant Colonel Robert Inglis Ainslie

Service number	WX20
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1909-06-14
Birth Place	Australia: Western Australia, Perth, South Perth
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	South Perth
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-03-09 Published in London Gazette in 1944-03-23 Published in London Gazette in 1947-03-06

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Date of birth	14 June 1909	South Perth WA
Date commissioned	08 January 1937
Other units	08 January 1937	Lieutenant 16th Battalion.
Date promoted	13 October 1939	Lieutenant, 2/11th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	07 November 1939	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	11 January 1940	Appointed captain.
Date wounded	27 April 1941	Wounded in action Greece.
Date promoted	22 November 1941	Appointed major.
Other units	1942-06-05 - 1943-07-22	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 23/21st Battalion.
Date promoted	01 September 1942	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other units	1943-07-22 - 1945-08-12	Commanding officer 2/48th Battalion.
Date of honour or award	09 February 1944	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Sattelberg.
Other	08 November 1945	Reserve of Officers.
Other	1946-01-17 - 1949-01-13	Aide de Camp Governor General.