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| − | In April 1942 the Northam AIF Training Camp sent a company sized force | + | In April 1942 the Northam AIF Training Camp sent a company sized force to provide defence for the Pearce RAAF Base. The unit was named '''No. 3 Special Detachment AIF (WA)'''. With the rationalisation of recruit training units in May they were renamed '''Recruit Training Battalion (No 3 Detachment)'''. In July, following the arrival in WA of the 2nd Australian Infantry Division is is likely that the detachment was withdrawn. There is evidence of a detachment from this unit providing defence for the airport at Busselton in April. |
===Unit Personnel=== | ===Unit Personnel=== | ||
* [[Stephen Charles Southern]] 16 Mar - 15 Jul 1942 | * [[Stephen Charles Southern]] 16 Mar - 15 Jul 1942 | ||
| + | * [[Charles John Sanford]] 16 Mar - 13 Sep 1942 | ||
| + | * [[James Gordon (Jock) Wheeler]] 24 Jun - 24 Jul 1942 | ||
====Notes==== | ====Notes==== | ||
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Brief History
In April 1942 the Northam AIF Training Camp sent a company sized force to provide defence for the Pearce RAAF Base. The unit was named No. 3 Special Detachment AIF (WA). With the rationalisation of recruit training units in May they were renamed Recruit Training Battalion (No 3 Detachment). In July, following the arrival in WA of the 2nd Australian Infantry Division is is likely that the detachment was withdrawn. There is evidence of a detachment from this unit providing defence for the airport at Busselton in April.
Unit Personnel
- Stephen Charles Southern 16 Mar - 15 Jul 1942
- Charles John Sanford 16 Mar - 13 Sep 1942
- James Gordon (Jock) Wheeler 24 Jun - 24 Jul 1942
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 2 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 2.380 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018