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* [[Albert Ernest Elkington]] 11 Jan - 2 May 1917 | * [[Albert Ernest Elkington]] 11 Jan - 2 May 1917 | ||
* [[Claude Eustace Herbert Evans]] 11 Jan - 4 Apr 1917 | * [[Claude Eustace Herbert Evans]] 11 Jan - 4 Apr 1917 | ||
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* [[Lancel Butcher]] 17 Feb - 2 May 1917 | * [[Lancel Butcher]] 17 Feb - 2 May 1917 | ||
* [[Charles Henry Dohnt]] 17 Feb -13 May 1917 | * [[Charles Henry Dohnt]] 17 Feb -13 May 1917 | ||
Revision as of 23:49, 30 August 2021
 Group of NCO's of the 3rd Training Battalion, AIF at Larkhill. AWMC04399 | |
Brief History
Originally formed in Egypt to provide training for reinforcements and those returning to active units after lengthy breaks. When the AIF units moved to France, the training unit was reformed at Perham Downs on 8 Aug 1916 as part of the 1st Training Group which supplied reinforcements for the 1st Division. The Training Group and its Training Battalions moved to Durrington 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny on 10 October 1917 before being disbanded on 8 Nov 1917.
Egypt
- † Charles Maul Glover 15 Dec 1915 - 18 Apr 1916
- Arthur Thomas Orton MM MM 17 Apr - 8 May 1916
- † Thomas William Dowell 26 Apr - 7 Jun 1916
- William Carroll 10 - 6 Apr 1916 - includes voyage from Egypt to France.
- Walter Raymond Farnham 27 Apr - 19 May 1916
- † Herbert George Lewis 4 May - 22 Jul 1916 during which time the unit relocated to England.
- James Lawrence McKenna 20 May - 26 Oct 1916 during which time the unit relocated to England.
England Unit Staff
- Herbert Lewis Battams 21 Jul - ?? Oct 1917
Trainees
- Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM 6 - 24 Jul 1916
- Ernest Ball DCM 14 - 24 Jul 1916
- † Francis Dyson 21 Jul - 4 Sep 1916
- Mount (Mont) Alexander Taylor 22 Jul - 7 Oct 1916
- † Albert Ernest Elkington 11 Jan - 2 May 1917
- Thomas Albert Leslie Cheney 2 Sep - 22 Nov 1916
- John Hall 2 Sep - 8 Oct 1916
- Charles Kelly 2 Sep 24 - Nov 1916
- Donald Victor Chisholm 3 Sep - 21 Oct 1916
- Edward Bailey 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
- Richard Beattie 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
- John Goffin 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
- James Thomson MM September 1916
- Cecil Walter Challis 3 Nov - 16 Dec 1916
- Thomas Hughie Culbertson 3 Dec 1916 - 15 Jul 1917
- Albert Ernest Elkington 11 Jan - 2 May 1917
- Claude Eustace Herbert Evans 11 Jan - 4 Apr 1917
- Patrick Kiely 11 Jan - 2 May 1917
- Lancel Butcher 17 Feb - 2 May 1917
- Charles Henry Dohnt 17 Feb -13 May 1917
- John Flynn 17 Feb - 10 Mar 1917
- Walter Gaymer 17 Feb 1916 - 27 Jun 1917
- † David Andrew Allison 28 Mar - 2 Jul 1917 & 9 Jul - ?? Nov 1917
- George Joseph Harris 28 Mar - 8 Oct 1917
Notes
External Links
[[Category:AIF Units]