Difference between revisions of "Thomas John Geary"
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Revision as of 00:53, 29 March 2020
Pre War
Electoral Roll entries: 1925 at Stirling terrace Toodyay, greengrocer;
War Service
Enlisted in Sydney, NSW.
discharged 24 Oct 1945
Post War
Notes
During the period 1939 - 1945 some unit names changed more than once. In the case of Australian Employment Companies they were also known as Works Companies, Labour Companies, Labour Units, Labour Corps. For sake of consistency I have adopted the term Employment Company. The role they played did not change with title. They were established to ensure that the Australian Defence Force had a large force of soldiers dedicated to essential labouring tasks, providing the physical labour needed to maintain the war effort and support the fighting forces.
Of the total of 39 Companies, 11 were part or fully manned by non British citizens known then as 'aliens'. These alien companies were not issued with arms. The 5th Company was not one of the alien companies, being manned by British citizens.