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==Brief History==
 
==Brief History==
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Garrison Battalions were part of the Australian Army Reserve with the role of manning fixed defences and vulnerable points. The personnel were Class B men, those between 48 and 55 who had seen war service before September 1939, therefore mostly WW1 veterans. 10th Garrison Battalion was formed in 1940 and charged with protecting the coastal artillery on Rottnest Island until 19 Apr 1944 when they were relieved by the 5th Garrison Battalion, moving back to the mainland to take over protection for the Port of Fremantle. Later in 1944 the 10th Garrison battalion took over responsibility, albeit at a reduced level of manning, for mainland and Rottnest Island as the threat of war reduced with allied success in the islands.
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Garrison Battalions were part of the Australian Army Reserve with the role of manning fixed defence and vulnerable points. The personnel were Class B men, those between 48 and 55 who had seen war service before September 1939, therefore mostly WW1 veterans.  
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10th Garrison Battalion was formed in 1940 and charged with protecting the coastal artillery on Rottnest Island until 19 Apr 1944 when they were relieved by the 5th Garrison Battalion, moving back to the mainland to take over protection for the Port of Fremantle. Later in 1944 the 10th Garrison battalion took over responsibility, albeit at a reduced level of manning, for mainland and Rottnest Island as the threat of war reduced with allied success in the islands.
  
  
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===Battalion Personnel===
 
===Battalion Personnel===
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*[[Harry Redcliffe Broadhurst]] 10 Oct 1939 - 11 Feb 1940
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* [[Harry Redcliffe Broadhurst]] 10 Oct 1939 - 11 Feb 1940
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*[[Walter David Francis Kerridge]] 30 Jan - 31 Jul 1941 - to RAAF
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* [[John William Stables]] 10 Oct 1939 - 23 Mar 1941
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*CURTIS, ALBERT CECIL CLARENCE
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* [[Arthur William Crook]] 23 Oct 1939 - 27 Jan 1941
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*ELWORTHY, GEORGE GOULD
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* [[John Lewis Foster]] 24 Nov 1939 - 1 Jun 1940
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*JACKSON, ALBERT GEORGE
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* [[Albert Cecil Clarence Curtis]] 21 Aug 1940 - 8 Oct 1944
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*POWELL, ROBERT HENRY
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* [[Robert Henry Powell]] 23 Sep 1940 - 25 Feb 1942
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*SPENCE, PETER
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* [[Alfred Edward James Tresidder]] 23 Sep 1940 - 26 Jan 1941
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*STABLES, JOHN WILLIAM
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* [[Bertie Alfred Holmes]] 27 Sep 1940 - 8 Jan 1941
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*UREN, ALBERT CHARLES
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* [[John William Watson]] 4 Oct 1940 - 20 Jan 1941
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* [[Albert Walmsley]] 19 Dec 1940 - 28 Jan 1941
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* [[Walter David Francis Kerridge]] 30 Jan - 31 Jul 1941 - to RAAF
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* [[Kenneth Graham Hicks]] 19 Mar 1941 - 4 Mar 1943
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* [[Frederick Joseph Humphrey]] 1 Oct 1941 - 25 Mar 1942
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* [[Albert Cecil Clarence Curtis]] 7 Jan 1942 - 21 Apr 1944
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* [[Reginald James Bollard]] 21 Feb - 25 Aug 1942
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* [[ Albert Charles Uren]] 23 Mar 1942 - ??
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* [[Ivan Farac]] 24 Feb - 23 Jun 1943
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* [[Leon Ernest Aubrey]] 26 Feb 1943 - 2 Nov 1944
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* [[Edgar Paul Siebner]] 7 Apr - 26 Sep 1943
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* [[Henry Victor (Harry) Fowler]] 28 Aug 1944 - 17 Jun 1946
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* [[John Davidson]] 3 Nov 1944 - 7 Feb 1946
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* [[John Whittaker ww2]] 3 Nov - 6 Dec 1944
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* [[George Gould Elworthy]] 4 Nov 1944 - 6 Nov 1945
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* [[Albert George Joseph Jackson]] 4 Nov 1944 - 25 Jan 1945
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* [[John Milenko Marian]] 4 Nov 1944 - 23 Jan 1945
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* [[Hubert Laurence Batt]] 21 Nov - 21 Dec 1944
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* [[Peter Spence]] 7 Jan - 2 Nov 1945
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* [[Oliver Benson Sharpe]] 30 Apr - ?? Nov 1945
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* [[Hubert James (Jim) Gale]] 28 Sep - 8 Oct 1945
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* [[William Peverett]] 10 Oct 1945 - 5 Feb 1946  &  3 May -17 Jun 1946
  
  
 
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Content has come from ''The Unit Guide - Volume 2 - The Australian Army 1939-1945''  - pages 2.396 & 2.397 -  Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018
 
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 29 July 2024

10th Garrison Battalion.jpg
Unit Colour Patch


Brief History

Garrison Battalions were part of the Australian Army Reserve with the role of manning fixed defence and vulnerable points. The personnel were Class B men, those between 48 and 55 who had seen war service before September 1939, therefore mostly WW1 veterans.


10th Garrison Battalion was formed in 1940 and charged with protecting the coastal artillery on Rottnest Island until 19 Apr 1944 when they were relieved by the 5th Garrison Battalion, moving back to the mainland to take over protection for the Port of Fremantle. Later in 1944 the 10th Garrison battalion took over responsibility, albeit at a reduced level of manning, for mainland and Rottnest Island as the threat of war reduced with allied success in the islands.


16 Servicemen lost their lives while serving with this unit - 3 drowned, 4 in accidents and the rest of illness.

Battalion Personnel


Notes

Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 2 - The Australian Army 1939-1945 - pages 2.396 & 2.397 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018


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