Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Percy Whalley

Service number 6094, VX102614
Birth Date 1894-02-16
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Death Date 1969-05-19
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Place Melbourne
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 16 February 1894
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) 31 January 1911
Pre WW1 Service 1 1911-01-31 - 1914-02-04 PTE-SGT 46th battalion
Date commissioned 01 April 1914
Interwar Service 1 01 April 1914 2lieutenant 46th battalion (CMF)
Interwar Service 2 01 July 1915 lieutenant
WW1 Service 1 12 April 1916 EN: AIF private 6094 7th battalion
WW1 Service 2 29 April 1916 A/SGT
Date of embarkation 28 July 1916
WW1 Service 3 11 October 1916 arrived United Kingdom
WW1 Service 4 22 October 1916 arrived France
WW1 Service 5 23 October 1916 private
WW1 Service 6 12 February 1917 L/CPlatoon
WW1 Service 7 31 October 1917 2lieutenant
WW1 Service 8 15 May 1918 lieutenant
WW1 Service 9 09 August 1918 wounded in action
WW1 Service 10 15 December 1919 Returned to Australia
WW1 Service 11 06 February 1920 demobilised
Interwar Service 4 01 December 1920 captain 46th battalion
Interwar Service 5 01 September 1923 major
Interwar Service 6 31 March 1926 commanding officer 46th battalion
Interwar Service 7 01 July 1926 lieutenant colonel
Interwar Service 8 30 September 1926 relinquished command 46th battalion
Interwar Service 9 1926-10-01 - 1940-08-09 Reserve of Officers
Appointment 1940-08-09 - 1942-08-11 Battalion: 59th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: Reserve of Officers ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion /BA
Career summary 2 09 August 1941 commanding officer 59th battalion
Career summary 3 31 October 1941 full time duty
Career summary 4 1941-11-30 - 1941-12-17 course company commande
Career summary 5 25 July 1942 enlisted 2AIF
Career summary 6 11 August 1942 commanding officer 58/59th battalion
Appointment 1942-08-11 - 1943-01-28 Battalion: 58/59th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 59th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age
Career summary 7 28 January 1943 relinquished command 58/59th battalion
Career summary 8 19 February 1943 TFD 1 Australian Movt Control group
Career summary 9 19 February 1943 officer commanding Brisbane-Sydney Leave and/or Troop Trains
Career summary 10 04 October 1943 TFD Headquarters NSW Lines of Communication Area
Career summary 11 15 April 1944 Not approved by Military Secretary for seconded to AIF
Career summary 12 26 September 1944 officer commanding Leave and/or Troop Trains Sydney-Melbourne
Career summary 13 21 September 1945 officer commanding Troop Trains Headquarters Vic Lines of Communication Area
Career summary 14 08 August 1946 relinquish officer commanding Troop Trains...
Career summary 15 30 August 1946 Reserve of Officers
Date of death 19 May 1969
Career summary 1 Reserve of Officers
Career summary 16 ** NO ACTIVE SERVICE **
Interwar Service 3 ---[WWI SERVICE]-