Airborne Assault MuseumAlan Batchelor was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1958 and served with the British Army until 1967 when he resigned and joined the Australian Regular Army.He served with the Australian Army until retiring in 1987.
Service History
- Date not known 7 Parachute Regiment RHA (7 PARA RHA)
- 1958 33rd Airborne Light Regiment RA (Lieutenant)
- 1961 7 Parachute Regiment RHA (7 PARA RHA) (Lieutenant)
- 1961 1 Air Contact Team HQ 16 Para Bde UK, 1 Para and 2 Para Bahrain (Captain)
- 1964 16 Lt AD Regt RA BAOR, Borneo (Captain)
- 1965 7 Parachute Regiment RHA (7 PARA RHA) (Captain)
- 1967 1 Fd Regt RAA, Australia, Vietnam (Captain)
- 1970 School of Artillery (Major)
- 1973 Australian Army Staff College (Major)
- 1974 HQ Field Force Command (Major)
- 1977 Parachute Training School, Commanding Officer (Lieutenant-Colonel)
- 1981 Logistic Planning Group (Lieutenant-Colonel)
- 1983 HQ Training Command (Lieutenant-Colonel)
- 1986 2 Training Group, Assistant Commander (Lieutenant-Colonel)
