David John Hamilton Lovell

Service number	NX53
Birth Date	17/12/1911
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Stanmore
Death Date	21/07/1994
Place	Stanmore
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date of birth	17/12/1911	Stanmore, NSW.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	29/07/1935	53rd Battalion.
Other units	01/08/1937	55/53rd Battalion.
Other units	22/06/1938	Sydney University Regiment.
Other	23/10/1939	Seconded Intelligence Officer, Headquarters 16th Brigade.
Other	13/10/1939	Seconded as lieutenant 2/1st Battalion from Sydney University Regiment.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	19/10/1939	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other	14/02/1940	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	05/1941	Arrived Middle East.
Other	1941-07-16 - 1941-08-16	Course - Middle East Tactical School.
Other units	14/01/1941	Headquarters 16th Brigade.
Other	30/03/1942	Seconded liaison officer Headquarters AIF Ceylon.
Other	19/09/1942	Arrived New Guinea.
Date promoted	01/09/1942	Lieutenant colonel.
Date returned to Australia	04/08/1942	Returned to Victoria.
Other	27/03/1942	Arrived Ceylon.
Other units	1942-08-11 - 1942-10-31	Temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 55th Battalion.
Date promoted	18/02/1942	Major.
Other units	1942-10-31 - 1945-03-27	Commanding officer 55/53rd Battalion.
Date returned to Australia	26/03/1943	Returned to Townsville.
Date returned to Australia	05/03/1943	Returned to Cairns.
Other	1944-04-24 - 1944-06-04	Course - Land Headquarters Tactical School.
Other	08/12/1944	Arrived Bougainville.
Other	08/05/1945	Reserve of Officers.
Date returned to Australia	12/04/1945	Returned to Sydney.
Date of death	21/07/1994