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* [[Maxwell Kenneth Ottaway]] 18 Aug 1942 - 29 Jul 1945 | * [[Maxwell Kenneth Ottaway]] 18 Aug 1942 - 29 Jul 1945 | ||
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* [[Alwyn Raymond Liddell]] 29 Apr 1944 - 30Jan 1945 | * [[Alwyn Raymond Liddell]] 29 Apr 1944 - 30Jan 1945 | ||
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Brief History
It appears that the No. 5 School of Technical Training was formed at Pearce sometime before 31 Jul 1940, as on that date a detachment from Pearce took over from the Commonwealth Works Department, a site in Mounts Bay Road. Then on 1 Aug 1940 the first 76 trainees attended the Technical School, which was administered by No. 5 Embarkation Depot staff. Officers from the School also acted in the embarkation depot and undertook escort duties for drafts posted overseas.
In November 1941, courses undertaken at the School were of 16 weeks duration, w1th only two courses being run at any one time. Training was provided by civilian teachers from the Perth Technical College. On 23 July 1944, a party of WAAAFs were given flight experience in a No. 35 Squadron aircraft. This activity was repeated for the female members of the School on later dates. On 23 August 1945, all basic trainee fitter courses ceased, and the un1t was disbanded on 27 Sep 1945.
Unit Personnel
- Maxwell Kenneth Ottaway 18 Aug 1942 - 29 Jul 1945
- Dorothy Betsy Thorne 20 Aug 1942 - 12 Oct 1943
- Alwyn Raymond Liddell 29 Apr 1944 - 30Jan 1945
Trainees
- Warwick Geoff Samuel Savage 26 Aug - 13 Dec 1940
- Raymond George Bunney 25 Aug - 7 Nov 1941 - No. 107 Trainee Technical Fitter Course
- Arthur George Berry 12 Jan - 9 Mar 1942 - Group II Fitters Course
- Eric William Mills 8 Feb- 31 Apr 1942 - Group II Fitters Course No 31
- Keith Robert Mills 8 Feb - 5 May 1942 - No 38 Trainee Fitter Course
- Frederick Matthew Howlett 14 Jun - 7 Aug 1942 - No 74 Group II Fitters Course
- Millie Elizabeth Treloar 13 Jul - 10 Aug 1942
- Edgar John Gale 14 Jun - 7 Aug 1942 - No 74 Group II Fitters Course
- Harold Morgan 26 Jul - 22 Sep 1942 - No 90 Group II Trainnes Course
- William Kenneth Watson 5 Oct - 2 Dec 1942
- Stanley Neil Butcher 9 Nov - 29 Dec 1942
- Francis Neal McGurk 30 Nov 1942 - 10 Feb 1943 - No 148 Fitter General Course
- Bernard Francis McGarry 25 Jan -27 Apr 1943 - Trainee Fitter Course
- Kevin David Anderson 1 Apr - 18 Jun 1943
- Alan Godfrey Barry 7 Apr - 28 Jul 1944
- Trevor Pavy
Notes
Content has come Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History - Volume 8 Training Units - Australian Government Publishing Service - 1995.