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Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Edward Fanning D.S.O
Born: 15 November 1889 St Kilda Victoria
Gunner: 20 February 1910
2nd Lieutenant: 20 February 1911, Australian Field Artillery
1 July 1912 8th Battery A.F.A, attached to 5th Light Horse Brigade
Lieutenant: 1 August 1913 19th Battery 8th F.A.B
2nd Lieutenant (Probationary): 20 February 1914, 2nd Battery Royal Australian Field Artillery Brigade A.I.F
Lieutenant (Probationary): 30 October 1914 – 7 October 1915, 2nd Battery R.A.F.A
Lieutenant (Orderly Officer): 8 October 1915 Head Quarters Staff, 4th Field Artillery Brigade A.I.F
1 March 1916 5 F.A.B A.I.F
Captain: 12 March 1916
Major: 21 January 1917 Battery Commander 14th Battery 5 F.A.B A.I.F
16 February 1918 3rd Division Artillery as Brigade Major Trainee
Captain (Honorary): 3 June 1918 Australian Military Forces
20 October 1918-31 October 1918 Brigade Major 3rd Division Artillery A.I.F
20 January 1919-1 May 1919 Commanding Officer 7th F.A.B A.I.F
Lieutenant: to 9 September 1919-2nd Battery R.A.F.A
(Honorary Captain) 10 September 1919- 17 February 1920 1st Battery R.A.F.A
29 September 1919 Appointment to A.I.F terminated
18 February 1920- 7 January 1924, Instructor in Artillery R.M.C
Captain: 30 September 1920 R.A.F.A
Brevet Major: 30 September 1920 R.A.F.A
1 October 1920 Staff Corp
8 January 1924 – 10 May 1926 Staff College Quitta India
11 May 1926 – 31 July 1929 Brigade Major 1ST Infantry Brigade
1 August 1929- 4 October 1931 Brigade Major Artillery 3rd Division
5 October 1931 Unallotted list
Major (Substantive): 1 May 1933 AFA
Lieutenant Colonel: 1 May 1933
Temporary 1 May 1933-30August 1934 Commanded 4 Field Brigade A.F.A
Lieutenant Colonel: 1 February 1934 A.F.A
31 August 1934 Reserve of Officers
1 April Unallotted List
1 April 1939-30 April 1940 G.S.O. 2 “G” Branch A.H.Q
1 May 1940-21 July 1940 Commanding Officer 15th Field Brigade R.A.A.(M)
22 July 1940-30 June 1941 G.S.O 1 Operations A.H.Q
Colonel (Temporary): 1 July 1941-10 October 1944
1 July 1941-15 march 1942 Director of S.D.A.H.Q
16 March 1942-9 July 1942 Member Army Inventions Directorate
10 July 1942-25 December 1942 Chairman WE Committee
26 December 1942-30 Septembers 1942 L.O G.H.Q South West Pacific
11 October 1944 Reserve of Officers
Colonel (Honorary): 11 October 1944
Wounded: 20 July 1917 and 15 October 1917
Decorations: D.S.O 3 June 1917, Somme operations showed resource and gallantry.
Mentioned in Despatches 9 April 1917, Sir Douglas Haig Despatch
P.S.C.T
US Legion of Merit- Commandee Commonwealth Gazette 10 April 1947 Page 1101
Occupation: Regular Officer and Manager of Royal Melbourne Hospital
Died: 17 May 1954