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John Edward Lloyd CBE DSO MC (1894 - 1965)

Brigadier John Edward Lloyd CBE DSO MC
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Biography

Brigadier John Edward Lloyd c1945
John Lloyd CBE DSO MC was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
John Lloyd CBE DSO MC is an Anzac who served in World War One.

John Edward Lloyd was born on 13th April 1894 in Ascot Vale, an inner-city suburb, 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, Victoria (Australia). He was the second son of Victorian-born Walter Lloyd and New South Wales-born Anne Lamb. [1] At six years of age, John would have many memories of the excitement surrounding the federation of the six British Colonies on 1st January 1901 as the Commonwealth of Australia, as well as of Victorian and Australian troops heading off to war in South Africa.

He was educated at The Grange, South Yarra and the Brighton Grammar School. He attended the Working Mens' College, Melbourne and Stott & Hoare Business College. He worked for a time in the office of the Mount Lyall Co. in Melbourne and then in Western Australia. John was initially a clerk but became an analytical chemist.

First World War

John Lloyd CBE DSO MC is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Commonwealth Military Force 1914-1945
Australian Imperial Force; Australian Military Force (Militia); Second Australian Imperial Force; Citizens Military Force

On 1st January 1914 John was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Australian Military Forces, with the 49th (Prahran) Infantry Battalion in Victoria. [2] On 1st May 1915 he transferred to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), his young nation's all-volunteer expeditionary force for the (First World) War, with the rank of Lieutenant and was posted to 23rd Infantry Battalion. [3] He embarked from Melbourne on 25th May 1915 and disembarked in Alexandria, Egypt on 12th June 1915.

John landed at Gallipoli on 30th August 1915. Four weeks later, on 27th September 1915, he was promoted to Captain. [4] In Nov 1915 he was evacuated to Alexandria with typhoid and then invalided to Australia on 09 Feb 1916. His file was marked as permanently unfit for military service. Clearly, he did not accept this finding.

On 19th July 1916 he re-embarked in Melbourne with the 13th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, disembarking at Plymouth, England on 20th September. John proceeded to France on 15th October. After serving with the 21st Infantry Battalion for about six weeks he was transferred to the command of 24th Infantry Battalion on 24th December 1916.

He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for his conspicuous gallantry, ability and determination in command of his Battalion in the attack on the Hindenburg Line on 3rd May 1917. [5][6]
Roll of Honor
Brigadier John Lloyd CBE DSO MC was wounded at Broodseinde Ridge, Flanders during The Great War.

On 4th October 1917 John, then a Captain, was twice wounded in action (gunshot wounds in the right shoulder and right thigh) during the action on Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, but declined to be immediately evacuated. For this action he was awarded a second Military Cross; in the form of a Bar to his Military Cross. [7][8] He was in hospital in London when he was promoted Major on 22nd October 1917. While he was in hospital, he met his future wife, who was a volunteer nursing aide.

Upon recovering from his wounds he was posted to the Overseas Training Brigade and then as a supernumary. He probably thought he would see no more front line service with the AIF as he resigned his commission with the AIF on 12th February 1918 [3] and took up a commission with the British Indian Army. He served in the Afghan War of 1919. He was with the 2/35th Sikhs when he returned to Australia on leave (and to get married) at the beginning of 1920. [9]

Between wars

John married Muriel Robinson in Perth, Western Australia on 1st March 1920. [10] The Daily News published the following notice of the up-coming weding: [11][12]

"The marriage will shortly take place at Perth of Captain J. E. Lloyd, M.C., son of Mr. and. Mrs. W. E. R. Lloyd, Falton-street, East St. Kilda, and Miss Muriel Robinson, second daughter of Mr. R. T Robinson, K.C, Perth."

In February 1921 John served with the 1/30th Punjabis in India, accompanied by his wife. He resigned from the British Indian Army in 1922 and returned with his wife to Western Australia.

After farming at Walebing, in Western Australia's wheatbelt region, for a few years years he became a clerk in Perth once more. During this period the couple had two children, daughter Margaret (1924-2005), and son, Russell (1930-2012).

In 1936 John resumed serving with the Citizens Military Force in Western Australia as a Major, and was soon promoted to Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, in command of the 16th Infantry Battalion.

Second World War

He was activated from the Reserve of Officers on 17th June 1940 to serve in the 2nd AIF (WX3346) with the rank of Major. At that time he was living in West Perth and was a clerk. In Jul 1940 he was appointed to command 2/28th Bn with the rank of Temporary LtCol.[13] After raising the 2/28th Bn he embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on 03 Jan 1941 for the Middle East, disembarking in Egypt on 02 Feb 1941. They served in Palestine and from Apr to Sep 1940 they defended Tobruk in Libya. The 2/28th carried out active patrolling and raids on the enemy. For his fearlessness, ability and untiring devotion he was appointed Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) [14] and was twice Mentioned in Despatches, on 30th June 1942 [15]and . [16]

Lieutenant Colonel John Lloyd MC,
CO 2/28th Infantry Battalion

On 7th March 1942 he relinguished command of 2/28th Battalion and was promoted Temporary Brigadier to command 16th Australian Infantry Brigade. He embarked from Egypt on 10th March 1942 with the Brigade to garrison Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The Brigade returned briefly to Australia in July 1942 before sailing for Papua in September 1942. John was confirmed in the rank of Colonel on 1st September 1942, retaining the temporary rank of Brigadier. The 16th Brigade helped push the Japanese back along the Kokoda Track from Templeton's Crossing to Sanananda and John was with his forward troops urging them on. On 21 Dec 1942 John was hospitalised with malaria. He was evacuated to Australia and relinquished command of 16th Brigade on 17th February 1943. For his part in the Kokoda Campaign, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in December 1943. [17]

John was appointed Chief Instructor at the Land Headquarters Tactical School in Beenleigh, Queensland on 15th March 1943. For the remainder of the war he served in headquarters and liaison roles, including time in Delhi, India and in command of a POW Reception Group at the end of the war.

He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration on 26th October 1945, for over twenty years service as an officer in the Militia.

No more war

His appointment to the 2AIF was terminated on 20th December 1945, upon which he relinquished his rank of Temporary Brigadier and returned to the Reserve of Officers with the rank of Colonel. He was granted the honorary rank of Brigadier. On 14th June 1949 John was placed on the Retired List of the Australian Regular Army, aged 55 years.

John was elected president of the United Service Institution of Western Australia [18] and chairman of the Australian Prisoners of War Relatives' Association (WA) in 1946. [19]

In civilian life John took up farming once more, at Mayanup, between Boyup Creek and Kojonup, in the deep south west of Western Australia, and in 1949 he was appointed a magistrate in the Western Australia State Licencing Court. [20][21]

He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 16th Infantry Battalion (the Cameron Highlanders) in 1955. [22]

In 1963 he was living in retirement in West Perth, Western Australia. [23]

Aged 71 years, John passed away at his property, Dootamarra, in Mayanup on 24th December 1965. [24] and his ashes placed in Karrakatta Cemetery. [25] A plaque has been placed in the Western Australian Garden of Remembrance, Nedlands. [26]

Honours and awards

John was deservedly awarded the following, in order of precedence:

  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  • Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
  • Military Cross and Bar (MC)
  • Mentioned in Despatches
  • 1914-1915 Star
  • British War Medal 1914-1919
  • Victory Medal
  • 1939-1945 Star
  • Pacific Star
  • Defence Medal
  • War Medal 1939-1945
  • Australia Service Medal 1939-1945
  • Efficiency Decoration (ED)

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth - Victoria BDM Birth index - Registration number: 8444 / 1894; Family name: LLOYD; Given name(s): Jno Edwd; Place of event: ASCOT VALE, Australia; Personal detail Mother's name: Gustavia A L W; Mother's family name at birth: LAMB; Father's Name: Walt Edwin Russ
  2. ↑ MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. (1914, December 24). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), p. 2752. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232449469
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Australian War Memorial nominal roll: Major John Edward Lloyd; accessed 7 Jun 2023
  4. ↑ PROMOTION. (1915, December 9). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 8. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1584379
  5. ↑ Honours and Awards (Recommendation) - John Edward Lloyd - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1581079
  6. ↑ OBJECTIVE AT BULLECOURT GALLANTLY WON AND HELD (1917, July 28). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242470887
  7. ↑ Australian War Memorial honours and awards: Bar to Military Cross; accessed 7 Jun 2023
  8. ↑ THE EXPLOITS OF SOME SALE SOLDIERS. (1918, February 26). Gippsland Mercury (Sale, Vic. : 1871 - 1894; 1914 - 1918), p. 3. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89103708
  9. ↑ PERSONAL. (1920, January 3). The Prahran Telegraph (Vic. : 1889 - 1930), p. 5. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165147938
  10. ↑ Marriage - Western Australia BDM Marriage index - https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool - Lloyd John Edward; M; Robinson Margaret Muriel; F; Perth; 1920; Perth; 100229; 1920
  11. ↑ Mainly About People (1920, February 7). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 3 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84043679
  12. ↑ (Photo) - The Lloyd- Robinson Wedding. (1920, April 8). Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), p. 19. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37460318
  13. ↑ 2/28TH BATTALION. (1940, July 12). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46726219
  14. ↑ Honours and Awards (Recommendation) - John Edward Lloyd - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1565262
  15. ↑ Australian War Memorial honours and awards: Mentioned in Despatches; accessed 7 Jun 2023
  16. ↑ Honours and Awards - John Edward LLoyd - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1533904
  17. ↑ Australian War Memorial honours and awards: CBE; accessed 7 Jun 2023
  18. ↑ PERSONAL. (1946, August 6). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46162250
  19. ↑ WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING. (1946, February 9). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 13. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50324738
  20. ↑ No Title (1949, May 5). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47661324
  21. ↑ STATE LICENSING COURT BENCH AT WORK (1952, May 20). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49032473
  22. ↑ COLONELS FOR UNITS (1955, July 2). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 7 (SPORTS). Retrieved June 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266336674
  23. ↑ Army Lecturer to Visit (1963, April 19). The Beverley Times (WA : 1905 - 1977), p. 8. Retrieved Jun 4, 2023
  24. ↑ Death - Western Australia BDM Death index - https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool - Lloyd John Edward; M; 71; Walter Edwyn Russell LLOYD; Annie Gustaphia QUIPPLE; "Dootamarra" Mayanup; 1965; Blackwood; 500002; 1965.
  25. ↑ Find-a-Grave: Colonel John Edward Lloyd; accessed 7 Jun 2023
  26. ↑ Find-a-Grave: Colonel John Edward Lloyd; accessed 7 Jun 2023

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