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Brief History
Training Centre (Jungle Warfare) was established at Canungra in November 1942 to pass on lessons learnt during the Kokoda Campaign. The initial training unit was the Advanced Reinforcement Training Unit (Jungle Warfare) which trained reinforcements prior to their heading to the New Guinea theatre. In May 1943 the centre expanded when the original unit became known as 1st Reinforcement Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare) and the 2nd Reinforcement Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare) was formed in June. The 3rd Reinforcement Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare) was formed in November 1942, and the 4th Reinforcement Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare) in September 1943.
All troops proceeding overseas from late 1942 needed to pass through the centre before their training was complete. This was also true for the Malayan, North Borneo and Vietnam Campaigns.
Trainees
1st Battalion
- Jack David Bunney 14 Apr - 2 Oct 1944
- Antonio Del Borrello 29 Sep - 12 Nov 1944
- Marvin Redvers Cuthbert Barge 3 Nov - 10 Dec 1944
2nd Battalion
- Albert Chamberlain 27 Mar - 18 Nov 1945 (had a break in training for medical reasons)
- Roy Kershaw 28 Jul - 24 Sep 1944 (had a break in training for medical reasons)
3rd Battalion
- Curnow Andrew Knuckey 10 - 24 Aug 1944
- Noel Aubrey Brown 2 Mar - 21 May 1945
- Wilfred Brettell Duke 15 Mar - 15 May 1945
4th Battalion
- Edward James (Jim) Lawrence 24 Jul - 10 Sep 1944
- Arthur Samuel William Alldridge 19 Jan - 6 Mar 1945
Battalion not identified
- Mervyn Roy Drummond 15 Jul - 23 Nov 1942 (Staff ??)
- Allan Hugh Aitken Sep - Oct 1943
- Mervyn Eric Doherty Feb - Apr 1944
- Ernest Emanuel Mills 12 Jun - 29 Sep 1944
- Percy Whittaker 26 Aug - 3 Dec 1944
- Frederick Haughton Dawson 8 Dec 1944 - 3 Apr 1945
- Maxwell John Buckingham 21 Dec 1944 - 6 Aug 1945 (had a break in training for medical reasons)
- Stanley Charles Gregory 12 Jan - 12 Mar 1945
- Victor Emanuel Valli 27 Jul - 2 Nov 1945
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 6 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 6.252 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018