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==Brief History==
 
==Brief History==
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On 31 Jul 1940 the school was established in premises in Mounts Bay Road, Perth. The next day the first 76 trainees arrived and began courses. Courses were generally of 16 weeks duration, with only two courses running at the same time using service personnel and civilian staff from the Perth Technical College.
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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.
  
  
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On 23 Aug 1945 all basic trainee fitter courses ceased, and the unit was disbanded on 27 Sep 1945.
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In November 1941, courses undertaken at the School were of 16 weeks duration, with 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.
  
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===Staff===
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===Unit Personnel===
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* [[Maxwell Kenneth Ottaway]] 18 Aug 1942 - 29 Jul 1945
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* [[Dorothy Betsy Thorne]] 20 Aug 1942 - 12 Oct 1943
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* [[Alwyn Raymond Liddell]] 29 Apr 1944 - 30Jan 1945
  
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===Trainees===
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====1940====
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* [[Warwick Geoff Samuel Savage]] 26 Aug - 13 Dec 1940
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====1941====
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* [[John Thomas Thomson]] 30 Jun - 23 Sep 1941
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* [[Raymond George Bunney]] 25 Aug - 7 Nov 1941 - No. 107 Trainee Technical Fitter Course
  
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===Trainees===
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====1942====
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*[[Kevin David Anderson]] 1 Apr - 18 Jun 1943
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* [[Arthur George Berry]] 12 Jan - 9 Mar 1942 - Group II Fitters Course
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*[[Alan Godfrey Barry]] 7 Apr - 28 Jul 1944
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* [[Eric William Mills]] 8 Feb- 31 Apr 1942 - Group II Fitters Course No 31
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* [[Keith Robert Mills]] 8 Feb - 5 May 1942 - No 38 Trainee Fitter Course
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* [[Frederick Matthew Howlett]] 14 Jun - 7 Aug 1942 - No 74 Group II Fitters Course
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* [[Millie Elizabeth Treloar]] 13 Jul - 10 Aug 1942
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* [[Edgar John Gale]] 14 Jun - 7 Aug 1942 - No 74 Group II Fitters Course
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* [[Harold Morgan]] 26 Jul - 22 Sep 1942 - No 90 Group II Trainnes Course
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* [[William Kenneth Watson]] 5 Oct - 2 Dec 1942
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* [[Stanley Neil Butcher]] 9 Nov - 29 Dec 1942
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* [[Maurice Raymond Lawson]] 15 Nov 1942 - 26 Jan 1943
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* [[Francis Neal McGurk]] 30 Nov 1942 - 10 Feb 1943 - No 148 Fitter General Course
  
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==Battle Honours==
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====1943====
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Nil
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* [[Bernard Francis McGarry]] 25 Jan -27 Apr 1943 - Trainee Fitter Course
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* [[Stewart Chandler Mack]] 24 Dec 1943 - 12 May 1944
  
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====1944====
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* [[Leslie Douglas Waller]] 8 Jan - 17 Apr 1944
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* [[Edward John Williams]] 31 Mar - 8 Jul 1944
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* [[Kevin David Anderson]] 1 Apr - 18 Jun 1943
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* [[Alan Godfrey Barry]] 7 Apr - 28 Jul 1944
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* [[Frederick George Thornton]] 29 Apr - 4 Aug 1944
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* [[Sydney Roy Smith]] 25 Sep 1944 - 11 Jan 1945
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* [[Helen Catherine Henderson]] 27 Nov 1944 - early 1945
  
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==Individual Honours==
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====1945====
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Nil
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* [[Trevor Pavy]] 8 Jun - 9 Sep 1945
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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Content for the history and  honours sections has come "Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History - Volume 8 Training Units" Australian Government Publishing Service 1995.
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Content has come ''Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History - Volume 8 Training Units'' - Australian Government Publishing Service - 1995.
  
 
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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, with 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

Trainees

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Notes

Content has come Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History - Volume 8 Training Units - Australian Government Publishing Service - 1995.


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