Colonel S.T.G. Coleman, OBE

Colonel Sydney Thomas Glyn “Stan” Coleman

Son of Lt Ralph Bath Coleman and Ada Victoria

Brother of Brig K.R.G. Coleman, MC

Married (1942) Del Calthorpe

Born 05.02.1916 – Sydney NSW

Died 19.03.1998

RECORD OF SERVICE

Promotions:

  • 15 Dec 1937 – Lt Aust Staff Corps
  • 15 Dec 1945 – Capt Aust Staff Corps
  • 30 Jan 1947 – Maj Aust Staff Corps
  • 18 Nov 1948 – Lt Col Aust Staff Corps
  • 10 Oct 1954 to 15 Dec 1954 – T/Col
  • 16 Dec 1956 – Col Aust Staff Corps
RANK REMARKS
  Education: Sydney High School (1928-1933); Staff College (psc).
Lt 15.12.1937 {2/52 (NX 468)}

T/Capt 01.05.1940

T/Maj 14.05.1940 – 31.08.1942

 

 

T/Maj 01.09.1942

 

 

T/Lt Col 02.09.1943 – 20.05.1944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Col Aust Staff Corps – 16.12.1954

    • 15.12.1937 Lieutenant, Staff Corps
    • 01.02.1938 – 17.05.1938 attached, 1st Cavalry Division
    • 08.05.1938 – 30.09.1939 Adjutant & Quartermaster, 15th Light Horse
    • 01.10.1939 – 08.11.1939 Adjutant, 15th Light Horse
    • 09.11.1939 – 30.04.1940 Instructor, CTD
    • 01.05.1940 Seconded, Australian Imperial Force
    • 01.05.1940 – 10.03.1941 Adjutant, 2/1 Australian Pioneer Battalion
    • 11.03.1941 – 07.09.1941 Brigade Major (Learner), 18th Australian Infantry Brigade
    • 16.01.1942 – 29.03.1942 General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade (GSO 2) (Learner), HQ 7th Australian Division
    • 30.03.1942 – 09.03.1943 Instructor, Royal Military College & Staff School, Junior Wing, Land Headquarters
    • 10.03.1943 – 01.09.1943 General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade (GSO 2) (Staff Duties & Training)
    • Advanced Land Headquarters (St Lucia)
    • 02.09.1943 – 20.05.1944 General Staff Officer, 1st Grade (GSO 1) (Staff Duties), Advanced Land Headquarters (St Lucia)
    • 08.10.1945 – 09.11.1945 Comd 2/1 Aust Pnr Bn
    • 10.11.1945 – 07.12.1945 BM HQ 25 Aust Inf Bde

Interim Army 01.07 1947 – 14.08.1952

    • 10.01.1946 – 26.01.1948 Instr RMC
    • 27.01.1948 – 31.01.1951 Instr Aust Staff College
    • 01.02.1951 – 17.10.1952 GSO1 HQ S Comd

Australian Regular Army

    • 18.10.1952 – 24.09.1954 Secd Dept of Defence (SO to Head of Aust Joint Services Staff – Washington)
    • 10.10.1954 – 31.08.1956 D of Cadets AHQ
    • 01.09.1956 – 03.10.1957 Dep Comd Commonwealth Contingent Korea
    • 04.10.1957 – 11.12.1960 D Inf AHQ (Awarded OBE 1960 New Year’s Honours List)
    • 19.12.1960 – 18.12.1964 Comdt OCS
    • 19.12.1964 – 30.06.1965 CO 2 RQR
    • 19.12.1964 – 27.11.1967 Area Comd Northern Qld Area
    • 28.11.1967 – 05. 02.1968

A DYNAMIC DUO – 1960 TO 1964 – COMDT COLONEL “STAN” COLEMAN AND RSM “PADDY” BRENNAN