Hector Charles Wood

Hector Charles Wood

Personal Information
Date of Birth	27 Feb 1906
Place of Birth	Coaley, England
Address	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	, Ms Vera Madgwick
Military Information
Reg Number	W21434
Date of Enlistment	11 Jan 1942
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	5th Australian Employment Company
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

War Service

discharged 11 Mar 1946

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 these 'alien' companies, being manned by British citizens.

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