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* [[William Ramsay Martin]] 1 Nov 1942 - 13 Jan 1943 | * [[William Ramsay Martin]] 1 Nov 1942 - 13 Jan 1943 | ||
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* [[Eric Green Traill-Nash]] 16 Apr - 26 Aug 1945 | * [[Eric Green Traill-Nash]] 16 Apr - 26 Aug 1945 | ||
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 Exhibition Building, North terrace, Adelaide in 1885 |
Brief History
On 1 Apr 1940 the school was established at the Headquarters of Southern Area, before moving to the Exhibition Building in North Terrace, Adelaide. by June 1942, the total strength of the unit including staff was 1,273. The facilities at the Exhibition Building were inadequate for this number of personnel, and so on I Sep 1942, the Implement Company Building was taken over for the advanced electrician course. In early October, the Dunlop Building and St Marks College were occup1ed by airmen and WAAAF respectively. This enabled accommodation tents on the Exhibition Building oval to be evacuated. Courses were offered at the school for riggers, service police, welders, storekeepers, trainee technicians, cooks, mess stewards, recruit drill, filter armourer, fitter IIA, dental orderly and dental technician.
During September 1942, there was an epidemic of measles, mumps, and influenza. There was a daily average of 103 patients in hospital and four cases of meningitis (two fatal), were recorded. During October the same sickness rate prevailed, but in November the daily average was down to 78 patients. In December 1943. the cases reported included scarlet fever, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis, reflecting the age of the trainees.
Training ceased at No. 4 School of Technical Training on 5 Oct 1945, by which time 21,913 trainees had passed through the school.
Trainees
- Lawrence Gerald McDonough 14 Apr - 25 Aug 1940
- John Harold Garnett 15 Apr - 14 Aug 1940
- Edward Stanley Yates 23 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
- Robert (Mick) Bunney 26 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
- Vernon Wallace Marsh 27 Jul - 18 Oct 1941
- Alfred Ensor Hand 20 Aug - 14 Nov 1941
- Ronald Victor Marshall 24 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942 (No. 49 Drill Course & No. 124 Trainee Technical Fitter).
- Frederick Walter Miller 24 Nov 1941 - 24 Jan 1942
- John Francis George Collins 3 Mar - 25 Apr 1942
- Dulcie May Faulkner 25 Aug - 31 Dec 1942
- William Ramsay Martin 1 Nov 1942 - 13 Jan 1943
- Francis Neal McGurk 1 Apr - 22 May 1943
- James Brian McGurk 18 Feb - 30 Jun 1944
- Eric Green Traill-Nash 16 Apr - 26 Aug 1945
Notes
Source of information - Units of the Royal Australian Airforce - A Concise History - Vol 8 Training Units - Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995