Lieutenant James William Russell

Service number NX123495, N19082
Ranks Held Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date 1890-02-28
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Final Rank Lieutenant
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 45th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Sydney
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    45th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    45th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    04 January 1917 on page 256 at position 14
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1393 at position 76
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Second Lieutenant

Timeline

Date of birth 28 February 1890
Date commissioned 06 January 1916
WW1 Service 2 06 January 1916 2lieutenant
Date of embarkation 08 March 1916
WW1 Service 3 10 August 1916 lieutenant
Date of recommendation honour or award 10 October 1916
Interwar Service 1 01 March 1917 H/captain (in absetia)
WW1 Service 4 01 March 1917 captain
WW1 Service 6 15 August 1918 demobilised
Interwar Service 2 01 July 1920 captain
Interwar Service 3 19 March 1927 51st battalion
Interwar Service 4 18 January 1928 major
Interwar Service 5 18 May 1929 course assessed fit for comd
Interwar Service 6 01 July 1930 30/51st battalion
Interwar Service 7 01 July 1935 30th battalion
Interwar Service 8 14 November 1938 course assessed fit for comd (again???)
Interwar Service 9 01 July 1939 commanding officer 30th battalion
Appointment 1939-07-01 - 1942-04-04 Battalion: 30th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: major 30th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age new command -GB
Career summary 3 10 October 1941 chief instructor ECMT School senior officers Cse
Career summary 4 04 April 1942 commanding officer 31st Garr battalion
Career summary 5 14 October 1942 enlisted 2AIF
Career summary 6 31 August 1943 course senior officers motor transport 14
Career summary 7 21 February 1944 UFD seconded 2AIF vide Military Secretary
Career summary 8 24 August 1944 ED
Career summary 9 1944-10-10 - 1944-11-16 attached 22nd Garr batta
Career summary 10 18 October 1945 honourary colonel Reserve of Officers
Career summary 1 commanding officer 30th battalion
Career summary 11 Sometime in here he did Command and Staff School CO's & 2iCs #26
WW1 Service 1 SGT 45th battalion