Lieutenant Colonel Charles Cecil Francis Bourne

Service number	QX6008
Birth Date	1911-12-29
Birth Place	Australia: Queensland, Cunnamulla
Death Date	1969-01-13
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Cunnamulla
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1945-03-08 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-03-15

Collection items

Date of birth	29 December 1911	Cunnamulla, QLD
Date commissioned	06 March 1936
Other units	13 October 1939	Seconded C Coy, 2/9th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	24 October 1939	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Date promoted	10 July 1940	Captain.
Other	1941-10-13 - 1941-11-15	Course Middle East Tactical School #1 company commander.
Date promoted	11 April 1942	Temporary major.
Other	14 August 1942	Arrived New Guinea.
Other	07 December 1942	Course Land Headquarters Tactical company commander.
Date returned to Australia	12 March 1943	Cairns.
Other units	20 July 1943	Attached 2/12th Battalion.
Date promoted	01 August 1943	Temporary lieutenant colonel and commanding officer 2/12th Battalion.
Other	20 August 1943	Arrived Moresby.
Other units	1943-09-01 - 1945-11-01	2/12th Battalion.
Date promoted	20 January 1944	Lieutenant colonel.
Date promoted	20 January 1944	Major.
Date wounded	21 January 1944	Gun shot wound to abdomen.
Date returned to Australia	17 February 1944	Brisbane.
Other	1944-07-18 - 1944-08-02	Course Command and Staff School.
Date of honour or award	12 March 1945	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Other	31 May 1945	Arrived Morotai.
Date returned to Australia	14 November 1945	Brisbane.
Other	04 December 1945	Reserve of Officers.
Other units	01 April 1948	Commanding officer 25th Battalion.
Other	16 September 1952	Reserve of Officers.
Other units	19 April 1958	Command 7th Infantry Brigade.
Date promoted	19 April 1959	Brigadier.
Other	01 July 1964	Reserve of Officers.
Date of death	13 January 1969
Other	c 1945-07-01	Arrived Balikpapan.