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Lieutenant Colonel Eric John William Pope
Born : 17 August 1896
Private: 13
January 1916 9th Machine Gun Company 9th Brigade A.I.F
6 February 1917 No 4 Officers Cadet Battalion
2nd Lieutenant: 3 April 1917 (Infantry)
21 May 1917 NO.1 Royal Field Artillery Officers Cadet
School
3 November 1917 (Artillery)
23 November 1917 27th Battery 7th
Field Artillery Brigade A.I.F
Lieutenant: 3 February 1918
17 August 1918 2nd Division Artillery
17 September 1918 – 15 February 1919. A.D.C to G.O.C 2nd Division
25 September 1919 Appointment A.I.F terminated
1 October 1920 Reserve of Officers
31 March 1921 Australian Field Artillery
1 July 1921 – 30 June 1922, Orderly Officer 2nd Division
3 June 1924 Reserve Of Officers
11 April 1927 36th Battery XXI Brigade Australian Field Artillery
Captain: 21 May 1928
Major: 3 November 1931 21st Field Brigade A.F.A
Lieutenant 1 January 1935 14 May 1938 Commanding
Officer 7th Field Regiment (Militia)
Colonel: 15 May 1938 – 25 April 1940 Commanding Officer 1 Medium
Brigade (Militia)
26 April – 16 October 1940
Commanding Officer 2/1st Medium Regiment A.I.F
17 October 1940-1941 Commanding Officer 2/13th
(Army) Field Regiment A.I.F
1941- 16 October 1942 Commanding Officer 2/1st
Medium Regiment A.I.F
17 October 1942 – 13 April 1943 Commanding Officer
2/13th (Army) Field Regiment A.I.F
13 April 1943 Reserve of Officers
19 August 1944 Retired
Decorations: E.D
Occupation: Company Director, Grazier
Died: 20 December 1973 Wahroonga N.S.W