John Lloyd (brigadier)

Brigadier John Edward Lloyd, CBE, DSO, MC & Bar (13 April 1894 – 24 December 1965) was a senior Australian Army officer who fought in the First and Second World Wars.

John Edward Lloyd
Born	(1894-04-13)13 April 1894 Ascot Vale, Victoria
Died	24 December 1965(1965-12-24) (aged 71) Mayanup, Western Australia
Allegiance	Australia United Kingdom
Service/branch	Australian Army British Indian Army
Years of service	1914–1922 1936–1945
Rank	Brigadier
Commands held	2nd Australian Prisoner of War Reception Group (1945) 16th Brigade (1942–43) 2/28th Battalion (1940–42) 16th Battalion (1939–40)
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Second Battle of Bullecourt Battle of Broodseinde Third Anglo-Afghan War Second World War Siege of Tobruk New Guinea Campaign
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Lloyd was commissioned in the Citizens Military Force in January 1914 and, following the outbreak of the First World War, served at Gallipoli and later on the Western Front in France and Belgium. He was wounded during his service.[1]

Lloyd held the rank of major in the Australian Imperial Force when he was appointed a lieutenant on probation with the British Indian Army on 25 March 1918.[2] He was confirmed in his appointment on 25 March 1919.[3] He was posted to the 2nd Battalion 35th Sikhs and appointed adjutant.[4] He was promoted captain on 15 September 1919.[5] After the disbandment of the 2nd Battalion 35th Sikhs, Lloyd was posted to the 1st Battalion 30th Punjabis.[6] The regiment was stationed in Lahore when he was appointed Staff Captain, Lahore District on 5 August 1921.[7]

Lloyd retired from the Indian Army with a gratuity as a captain on 18 August 1922.[8] He moved to Western Australia and, after working as a farmer and administrative clerk, rejoined the Citizens Military Force in 1936.

From 1939 to 1940 he commanded the 16th Battalion, being reassigned to the 2/28th Battalion in 1940, which he led for two years in the North African Campaign, before commanding the 16th Brigade from 1942 to 1943 in New Guinea. At war's end, Lloyd led the 2nd Australian Prisoner of War Reception Group in the recovery and repatriation of 11,000 Australian prisoners of war in Southeast Asia.

References

1. January 1922 Indian Army List Supplement
2. London Gazette 28 February 1919
3. London Gazette 25 July 1919
4. January 1919 Indian Army List
5. January 1922 Indian Army List
6. January 1922 Indian Army List
7. January 1922 Indian Army List
8. April 1923 Indian Army List

External links

• Howard, Keith D. (2000). "Lloyd, John Edward (1894–1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 15. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.