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BRUER, Lionel Gregory
| Service Numbers: | 1011, 3348, SX1432 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walkerville, South Australia, 22 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gilles Street Primary School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 2 March 1972, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1011 | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1011, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 27 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3348, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3348, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3348, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 6 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, SX1432 | |
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| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Major, SX1432, Woodside, South Australia | |
| 8 Nov 1939: | Involvement Major, SX1432, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Apr 1942: | Discharged Lieutenant Colonel, SX1432, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
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Timeline
Date of birth - 22 February 1895, Walkerville, SA.
1910 - Joined Naval Reserves - Served as Ordinary Signalman in the Royal Australian Navy.
Date and unit at enlistment - 11 September 1914, Enlisted in the AIF, 5th Company, 16th Battalion.
Date of embarkation - 22 December 1914
Date wounded - 1915-05-02
Date of discharge - 27 February 1916, Deemed medically unfit for duty.
Date and unit at (re)enlistment - 27 May 1916, 50th Battalion.
Date of embarkation - 10 February 1917
Appointed second lieutenant - 03 November 1917
Appointed to the 16th Battalion - 26 November 1917
Appointed lieutenant - 06 November 1918
Date of discharge - 14 July 1919, Demobilised.
20 April 1934 - Appointed captain.
1937-01 - 1937-07 - Seconded for the Coronation Contingent.
13 October 1939 - Seconded major and second in command of the 2/10th Battalion, Second Australian Infantry Force.
1941-07-25 - 1942-01-07 - Appointed acting commanding officer of 2/10th Battalion.
1941-08-01 - 1942-01-07 - Appointed commanding officer and temporary lieutenent colonel of 2/10th Battalion.
02 December 1941 - Appointed lieutenant colonel.
03 January 1942 - Relinquished command 2/10th to return home, on compassionate grounds.
Date of discharge - 28 April 1943
Date of death - 1972
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