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* [[Cecil Sydney Fahey]] 31 Aug - 23 Oct 1945
 
* [[Cecil Sydney Fahey]] 31 Aug - 23 Oct 1945
 
* [[Allan James Watters]] 6 Sep - 29 Oct 1945
 
* [[Allan James Watters]] 6 Sep - 29 Oct 1945
* [[Mervyn Francis]] 20 Sep 1945 - 1 Feb 1946 ??
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* [[Mervyn Joseph Francis]] 20 Sep 1945 - 1 Feb 1946 ??
 
* [[Frederick George (Ted) Price]] 24 Sep - 14 Oct 1945
 
* [[Frederick George (Ted) Price]] 24 Sep - 14 Oct 1945
 
* [[Leslie Charles Peters]] 29 Sep - ?? Nov 1945
 
* [[Leslie Charles Peters]] 29 Sep - ?? Nov 1945
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* [[William Peverett]] 1 - 9 Oct 1945 
 
* [[James Henry Clarke]] 8 - 13 Oct 1945
 
* [[James Henry Clarke]] 8 - 13 Oct 1945
 
* [[William Stewart Geary]] 12 Oct - 16 1945
 
* [[William Stewart Geary]] 12 Oct - 16 1945
 
* [[Ernest Stanley Lawrence]] 18 Oct 1945 - 25 Mar 1946
 
* [[Ernest Stanley Lawrence]] 18 Oct 1945 - 25 Mar 1946
*[[Mervyn Charles Henry Sharp]] 4 - 8 Nov 1945
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* [[Mervyn Charles Henry Sharp]] 4 - 8 Nov 1945
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* [[Donald Walter Cumming]] 6 Nov 1945
 
* [[Frederick Thomas Carlisle]] 15 Nov 1945 - 21 Feb 1946
 
* [[Frederick Thomas Carlisle]] 15 Nov 1945 - 21 Feb 1946
  
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* [[David Gordon]] 11 - 17 Feb 1946
 
* [[David Gordon]] 11 - 17 Feb 1946
 
* [[Ivan Farac]] 12 Feb 1946 - ??
 
* [[Ivan Farac]] 12 Feb 1946 - ??
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* [[Mervyn Henry Lees]] 18 Mar - 29 Apr 1946
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* [[William Peverett]] 20 Apr - 2 May 1946
 
* [[Arthur Donald Free]] 4 May - 17 Jun 1946
 
* [[Arthur Donald Free]] 4 May - 17 Jun 1946
 
* [[William Ritchie Napier]] 7 - 14 Jun 1946
 
* [[William Ritchie Napier]] 7 - 14 Jun 1946
* [[Mervyn Francis]] 5 - 16 Jul 1946
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* [[Mervyn Joseph Francis]] 5 - 16 Jul 1946
  
 
===Returnees Depot===
 
===Returnees Depot===
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* [[John Patrick Whitaker]] 22 Jul - 10 Aug 1944
 
* [[John Patrick Whitaker]] 22 Jul - 10 Aug 1944
 
* [[John Rowland Griffiths]] 26 Jul - 10 Aug 1944
 
* [[John Rowland Griffiths]] 26 Jul - 10 Aug 1944
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* [[Gwenyth Lorraine Margaret Lowick]] 7 - 9 Aug 1944
 
* [[Albert Cecil Clarence Curtis]] 24 Aug - 8 Oct 1944
 
* [[Albert Cecil Clarence Curtis]] 24 Aug - 8 Oct 1944
 
* [[Herbert Harold White]] 18 Sep - 22 Oct 1944
 
* [[Herbert Harold White]] 18 Sep - 22 Oct 1944
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* [[Kenneth Graham Hicks]] 16 - 28 Jan 1945
 
* [[Kenneth Graham Hicks]] 16 - 28 Jan 1945
 
* [[Paul Lilleyman]] 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1945
 
* [[Paul Lilleyman]] 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1945
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* [[John Douglas (Doug) Donald]] 2 Feb - 25 Feb 1946
 
* [[William James (Jim) Harrison]] 9 - 12 Mar 1945
 
* [[William James (Jim) Harrison]] 9 - 12 Mar 1945
 
* [[Stanley Upton Hammond]] 18 Mar - 12 Apr 1945
 
* [[Stanley Upton Hammond]] 18 Mar - 12 Apr 1945
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* [[Frank Croudson]] 16 - 24 Oct 1945
 
* [[Frank Croudson]] 16 - 24 Oct 1945
 
* [[Harold George Bell]] 16 - 29 Oct 1945  
 
* [[Harold George Bell]] 16 - 29 Oct 1945  
* [[Charles William (Tiny) Gray]] 17 Oct 19435 - 7 Jan 1946
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* [[Charles William (Tiny) Gray]] 17 Oct 1945 - 7 Jan 1946
 
* [[William Leslie Roberts]] 17 Oct - 12 Nov 1945
 
* [[William Leslie Roberts]] 17 Oct - 12 Nov 1945
 
* [[Edward Arthur Sewell]] 17 Oct - 2 Nov 1945
 
* [[Edward Arthur Sewell]] 17 Oct - 2 Nov 1945
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* [[John Francis (Jack) Cucel]] 19 - 22 Oct 1945
 
* [[John Francis (Jack) Cucel]] 19 - 22 Oct 1945
 
* [[Reginald James Bollard]] 19 - 25 Oct 1945
 
* [[Reginald James Bollard]] 19 - 25 Oct 1945
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* [[Thomas Edward Trevor Morris]] 19 Oct - 9 Nov 1945
 
* [[Cyril Newton]] 19 Oct - 8 Nov 1945
 
* [[Cyril Newton]] 19 Oct - 8 Nov 1945
 
* [[John Thomas Madgwick]] 20 - 23 Oct 1945
 
* [[John Thomas Madgwick]] 20 - 23 Oct 1945
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* [[Frederick Charles Lawrence]] 27 Jan - 15 Mar 1946
 
* [[Frederick Charles Lawrence]] 27 Jan - 15 Mar 1946
 
* [[Arthur Gordon Fielder]] 28 Jan - 11 Mar 1946
 
* [[Arthur Gordon Fielder]] 28 Jan - 11 Mar 1946
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* [[William George Law]] 2 Feb - 9 Apr 1943
 
* [[Edward Maurice Trew]] 2 Feb - 23 Apr 1946
 
* [[Edward Maurice Trew]] 2 Feb - 23 Apr 1946
 
* [[Frederick Thomas Orton Miller]] 2 - 20 Feb 1946
 
* [[Frederick Thomas Orton Miller]] 2 - 20 Feb 1946
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* [[James Wilkinson]] 13 - 27 May 1946
 
* [[James Wilkinson]] 13 - 27 May 1946
 
* [[Austin John Bevis]] 15 May - 8 Jul 1946
 
* [[Austin John Bevis]] 15 May - 8 Jul 1946
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* [[Donald Walter Cumming]] 16 - 21 May 1946
 
* [[Shirley Craddon]] 28 May - 26 Jun 1946
 
* [[Shirley Craddon]] 28 May - 26 Jun 1946
 
* [[Stan John Barrett]] 8 - 28 Jun 1946
 
* [[Stan John Barrett]] 8 - 28 Jun 1946
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* [[Arthur Edward Cann]] 13 Jun - 5 Jul 1946
 
* [[Alan Gordon Buckingham]] 15 Jun - 2 Aug 1946
 
* [[Alan Gordon Buckingham]] 15 Jun - 2 Aug 1946
 
* [[Leslie Charles Peters]] 18 Jun - 5 Jul 1946
 
* [[Leslie Charles Peters]] 18 Jun - 5 Jul 1946
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* [[Wanda Dawne Sullivan]] 17 - 23 Aug 1946
 
* [[Wanda Dawne Sullivan]] 17 - 23 Aug 1946
 
* [[Roy Kershaw]] 16 Sep - 10 Oct 1946
 
* [[Roy Kershaw]] 16 Sep - 10 Oct 1946
* [[Mervyn Francis]] 20 Sep - 17 Dec 1946
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* [[Mervyn Joseph Francis]] 20 Sep - 17 Dec 1946
 
* [[William Albert Arthur Parkin]] 17 - 23 Oct 1946
 
* [[William Albert Arthur Parkin]] 17 - 23 Oct 1946
 
* [[Winifred Frances Thompson]] 13 - 16 Nov 1946
 
* [[Winifred Frances Thompson]] 13 - 16 Nov 1946
 
* [[Joseph Logan]] 11 Dec 1946 - 9 Jan 1947
 
* [[Joseph Logan]] 11 Dec 1946 - 9 Jan 1947
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* [[Mervyn Henry Lees]] 20 - 24 Dec 1946
 
* [[Stanley Charles Gregory]] 23 Dec 1946 - 16 Jan 1947
 
* [[Stanley Charles Gregory]] 23 Dec 1946 - 16 Jan 1947
  
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* [[Jack Raymond Fuller]] 6 - 9 Jan 1947
 
* [[Jack Raymond Fuller]] 6 - 9 Jan 1947
 
* [[John Hartley Craddon]] 6 - 13 Jan 1947
 
* [[John Hartley Craddon]] 6 - 13 Jan 1947
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* [[William Peverett]] 10 Jan 1947
 
* [[Norman Henry Napier Fowler]] 20 - 23 Jan 1947
 
* [[Norman Henry Napier Fowler]] 20 - 23 Jan 1947
 
* [[Henry George Price]] 24 Jan - 5 Feb 1947]]
 
* [[Henry George Price]] 24 Jan - 5 Feb 1947]]

Latest revision as of 17:29, 29 July 2024

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Unit's colour patch


Brief History

In March 1940 W Comd Gen Details Camp was raised at Melville to look after stragglers and those left behind by the convoys passing through Fremantle for the Middle East. In April it moved to Northam and then in June to the Fremantle Artillery Barracks. In September they moved to Claremont and their role was widened to handle all troops passing through Perth.


In January 1941 a Discharge & Reception Depot was formed within the unit to process soldiers returning from the Middle East for discharge. In November they also took on those attending the Western Command Cooking School and apprentices undergoing trade training. In May 1942 the unit was renamed WA L of C Area GDD and they shared a HQ with the neighbouring WA L of C Area RRD until August 1943. In November 1942 a separate WA L of C LTD was formed to handle troops passing through Perth on leave. The number of troops in Western Australia had reduced substantially by May 1944 and the GDD amalgamated with the RDD to form Western Australian L of C Area RR & GDD at Claremont.


In October 1944 the unit became Western Command Recruit Reception & General Details Depot before moving to Karrakatta in December where it remained until the war's conclusion. In September 1945 it formed Western Command Discharge Depot to facilitate demobilisation.


Unit Personnel

General Details Depot

Personnel between postings.

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Returnees Depot

Personnel returning from the Middle East or New Guinea needing a new posting - not yet for discharge.

Medical Wing

Western Command Discharge Depot

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1949

Notes

Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 6 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 6.414 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018


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