Difference between revisions of "No. 4 School of Technical Training RAAF"

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Brief History

On 1 Apr 1940 the school was established at the Headquarters of Southern Area, before moving to the Exhibition Building in North Terrace, Adelaide. by June 1942, the total strength of the unit including staff was 1,273. The facilities at the Exhibition Building were inadequate for this number of personnel, and so on I Sep 1942, the Implement Company Building was taken over for the advanced electrician course. In early October, the Dunlop Building and St Marks College were occup1ed by airmen and WAAAF respectively. This enabled accommodation tents on the Exhibition Building oval to be evacuated. Courses were offered at the school for riggers, service police, welders, storekeepers, trainee technicians, cooks, mess stewards, recruit drill, filter armourer, fitter IIA, dental orderly and dental technician.

During September 1942, there was an epidemic of measles, mumps, and influenza. There was a daily average of 103 patients in hospital and four cases of meningitis (two fatal), were recorded. During October the same sickness rate prevailed, but in November the daily average was down to 78 patients. In December 1943. the cases reported included scarlet fever, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis, reflecting the age of the trainees.

Training ceased at No. 4 School of Technical Training on 5 Oct 1945, by which time 21,913 trainees had passed through the school.

Trainees

Angus Lenard Hurley 24 Mar - 3 Jul 1941
Lawrence Gerald McDonough 14 Apr - 25 Aug 1940
John Harold Garnett 15 Apr - 14 Aug 1940
Albert Ernest Jolly 26 Sep - 16 Nov 1940
Edward Stanley Yates 23 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
Robert (Mick) Bunney 26 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
Vernon Wallace Marsh 27 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
Alfred Ensor Hand 20 Aug - 14 Nov 1941
John Arthur Wainwright 8 Sep - 12 Oct 1941
Ronald Victor Marshall 24 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942 (No. 49 Drill Course & No. 124 Trainee Technical Fitter).
Frederick Walter Miller 24 Nov 1941 - 24 Jan 1942
John Francis George Collins 3 Mar - 25 Apr 1942
Dulcie May Faulkner 25 Aug - 31 Dec 1942
William Ramsay Martin 1 Nov 1942 - 13 Jan 1943
Francis Neal McGurk 1 Apr - 22 May 1943
Alfred William Walker 13 Jun - 3 Sep 1943
Helen Catherine Henderson 15 Jan - 26 Nov 1944
James Brian McGurk 18 Feb - 30 Jun 1944
Eric Green Traill-Nash 16 Apr - 26 Aug 1945

Notes

Source of information - Units of the Royal Australian Airforce - A Concise History - Vol 8 Training Units - Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995

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 ===Trainees===
+* [[Angus Lenard Hurley]] 24 Mar - 3 Jul 1941
 * [[Lawrence Gerald McDonough]] 14 Apr - 25 Aug 1940
 * [[John Harold Garnett]] 15 Apr - 14 Aug 1940
+* [[Albert Ernest Jolly]] 26 Sep - 16 Nov 1940
 * [[Edward Stanley Yates]] 23 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
 * [[Robert (Mick) Bunney]] 26 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
 * [[Vernon Wallace Marsh]] 27 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
 * [[Alfred Ensor Hand]] 20 Aug - 14 Nov 1941
+* [[John Arthur Wainwright]] 8 Sep - 12 Oct 1941
 * [[Ronald Victor Marshall]] 24 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942 (No. 49 Drill Course & No. 124 Trainee Technical Fitter).
 * [[Frederick Walter Miller]] 24 Nov 1941 - 24 Jan 1942
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 * [[William Ramsay Martin]] 1 Nov 1942 - 13 Jan 1943
 * [[Francis Neal McGurk]] 1 Apr - 22 May 1943
+* [[Alfred William Walker]] 13 Jun - 3 Sep 1943
+* [[Helen Catherine Henderson]] 15 Jan - 26 Nov 1944
 * [[James Brian McGurk]] 18 Feb - 30 Jun 1944
 * [[Eric Green Traill-Nash]] 16 Apr - 26 Aug 1945