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LOUDON, Derby Briton

Service Number:	NX352
Enlisted:	9 February 1940
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	3 Australian Special Hospital
Born:	Leeston, South Island, New Zealand, 12 March 1897
Home Town:	Darling Point, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation:	Medical student/Medical Practioner
Died:	27 January 1963, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

9 Feb 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX352
5 May 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX352, RANK; Major-Embarked overseas.
6 May 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , PROMOTED to Lieutenant Colonel.
23 Aug 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX352, Disembarked Scotland.
1 May 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX352, Mentioned in Dispatches.
11 Mar 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX352, Embarked the Middle East for Australia.
3 Nov 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, NX352, 3 Australian Special Hospital

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Biography contributed by Hamish Robson

Australian Rugby Union Representative 1921-1922.

Wallaby #174 4 Caps.