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Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Edward Chapman E.D
Born: 8 January 1908
Lieutenant : 25 October 1929 Australian Garrison
Artillery (Medium)
Captain: . 11 May 1934, 1st Medium Brigade A.G.A
Major: 31 October
1938, 1st Medium Brigade R.A.A (Miltia)
1 May 1940, Battery Commander 1st Medium Battery 2/1st
Australian Medium Regiment A.I.F
January 1940, 2/13th Field Regiment (Commanded Heron Force Ocean Is)
22 June 1943, Commanding Officer 2/9th Field Regiment A.I.F
Lieutenant Colonel: 9 July 1943 – 29 August 1944, Commanded 2/9th
Field Regiment (Jungle Division) A.I.F
30 August 1944 – 12 November 1944, Chief Instructor Land HQ School of Artillery
(Field)
13 November 1944 – 17 July 1945, Commanded 2/1st Medium Regiment
(Jungle Corp)
21 January – 28 March 1946 Instructor (temporary) Instructor Land HQ School of
Artillery (Field)
7 May 1946 Reserve of Officers
1 May 1940 – 6 May 1946 A.I.F
1 April 1948 – 10 May 1952, Commanded 7 Field Regiment
Colonel: 11 May 1952
Temporary
Brigadier: 11 May 1952 -30 August 1953
Brigadier: 31 August 1953
11 May 1952 – 11 May 1956, Commanded R.A.A 2nd
Division
12 May 1956, Reserve of Officers
1 July 1958 – 30 June 1960, Eastern Command
Officers Staff Group
1 January – 30 June 1960 Administrated
Command R.A.A 2nd Division
1 July 1960 – 19 March 1961, Administrated
Command R.A.A 1st Division
Decorations:
C.B.E
E.D
Occupation: Registrar District Court N.S.W
Died: 15 February 1967