Difference between revisions of "5th Australian Garrison Battalion"
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*[[John Gordon]] 4 Apr 1941 - 6 Dec 1942 | *[[John Gordon]] 4 Apr 1941 - 6 Dec 1942 | ||
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*THATCHER, FREDRICK MARK | *THATCHER, FREDRICK MARK | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 9 August 2020
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Brief History
Raised in October 1939 in Western Australia, and consisting primarily of men who had served during WW 1, the 5th Garrison Battalion was responsible for coastal defence. The 5th Garrison Battalion was responsible for the Fremantle/Perth area, land based batteries at Swanbourne and Arthurs Head, Fremantle. The battalion had its headquarters in Swanbourne. From 19 April until November the 5th Garrison battalion had also assumed responsibility for the coastal guns on Rottnest Island, but the unit was disbanded in late 1944 as the threat to WA was reduced as a result of military success to the north.
Eight servicemen died while a member of this unit, one accidentally, and seven from illness.
Battalion personnel
- Walter David Francis Kerridge 22 Nov 1939 - 29 Jan 1941
- Arthur William Crook 28 Jan 1941 - 21 May 1944
- Archie Howard Brockway 3 Mar 1942 - 26 Nov 1943
- Francis Thomas Briggs 26 Apr 1942 - 3 Sep 1943
- Arthur Clarke ww2 30 Nov 1940 - 26 May 1942
- Lancelot (Lance) William Cornell 4 Jan 1941 - 28 Apr 1944
- Stanley Gordon Demasson 22 Mar 1942 - ??
- Edgar Walter Gale 26 Apr 1942 - 25 Feb 1943
- Kenneth William Gilmour 26 oct 1940 - ??
- John Gordon 4 Apr 1941 - 6 Dec 1942
- Walter David Francis Kerridge 22 Nov 1939 - 29 Jan 1941
- Claude Robert Marsh 30 Nov 1940 - 2 Jan 1942
- THATCHER, FREDRICK MARK
Notes