9th Advanced Ammunition Sub Depot

9th Advanced Ammunition Sub Depot

23 Oct 1943 Ardath. Original ammunition storehouse area of No.3 Sub depot of 9th Aust Advanced Ammunition Depot. AWM 058708

Admin block, including Quartermaster's Store, Officers and Sergeants Mess. AWM 058717

Brief History

This unit was formed at Guildford during August 1942 as a headquarters unit to manage all the ammunition depots in WA. The headquarters moved to Ardath in the W.A. wheatbelt, and by November of 1942 they had sub-depots at Springhill, Booran, Ardath, Guildford, Mullewa, Perenjori, and Wongan Hills. The 3rd Mobile Ammunition Repair Shop was formed to work with them. In January 1943, the Guildford, Mullewa, Perenjori and Wongan Hills sub depots became Forward Ammunition Depots and left the unit, leaving Springhill, Ardath and Booran sub depots with the HQ unit.

Depot HQ moved to Guildford in February 1943 with Ardath remaining as a sub depot. The Booran sub depot closed in late 1944, but the rest of the unitremained on reduced scale until the end of the war.

Unit Personnel

Detached from Employment Companies

• Miran Radovanovic 31 Oct 1942 - 22 Sep 1943
• Alfred Edward James Tresidder 11 Jan - 2 Jun 1945

Detached from other units

• John Francis Lean 12 Nov 1942 - 19 mar 1943 - from 110th Aust Base Hospital