Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin George Dawson

Service number VX47614
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 1920-02-16
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Ballarat
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Army
Units
  • 2 Corps
  • 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion
Place Ballarat
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1946-02-14
Published in London Gazette in 1945-03-08
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-03-15
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-02-21

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2 Corps
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    08 March 1945 on page 1305 at position 124
    Commonwealth Gazette
    15 March 1945 on page 651 at position 64
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    14 February 1946 on page 943 at position 83
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 February 1946 on page 409 at position 57
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date of birth 16 February 1920