Service number | NX53 |
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Birth Date | 1911-12-17 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Stanmore |
Death Date | 1994-07-21 |
Place | Stanmore |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
David John Hamilton Lovell
Timeline
Date of birth | 17 December 1911 | Stanmore, NSW. |
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Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 29 July 1935 | 53rd Battalion. |
Other units | 01 August 1937 | 55/53rd Battalion. |
Other units | 22 June 1938 | Sydney University Regiment. |
Other | 13 October 1939 | Seconded as lieutenant 2/1st Battalion from Sydney University Regiment. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 19 October 1939 | Enlisted 2nd AIF. |
Other | 23 October 1939 | Seconded Intelligence Officer, Headquarters 16th Brigade. |
Other | 14 February 1940 | Arrived Middle East. |
Other | 1940-08-02 - 1941-01-14 | Seconded Headquarters 6th Division. |
Other | 1940-08-25 - 1940-09-14 | Course - Middle East Tactical School. |
Other units | 14 January 1941 | Headquarters 16th Brigade. |
Other | 1941-05 | Arrived Middle East. |
Other | 1941-07-16 - 1941-08-16 | Course - Middle East Tactical School. |
Date promoted | 18 February 1942 | Major. |
Other | 27 March 1942 | Arrived Ceylon. |
Other | 30 March 1942 | Seconded liaison officer Headquarters AIF Ceylon. |
Date returned to Australia | 04 August 1942 | Returned to Victoria. |
Other units | 1942-08-11 - 1942-10-31 | Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 55th Battalion. |
Date promoted | 01 September 1942 | Lieutenant colonel. |
Other | 19 September 1942 | Arrived New Guinea. |
Other units | 1942-10-31 - 1945-03-27 | Commanding officer 55/53rd Battalion. |
Date returned to Australia | 05 March 1943 | Returned to Cairns. |
Date returned to Australia | 26 March 1943 | Returned to Townsville. |
Other | 1944-04-24 - 1944-06-04 | Course - Land Headquarters Tactical School. |
Other | 08 December 1944 | Arrived Bougainville. |
Date returned to Australia | 12 April 1945 | Returned to Sydney. |
Other | 08 May 1945 | Reserve of Officers. |
Date of death | 21 July 1994 |