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* [[John (Jack) Balshaw]] 21 Jul 1941 - 18 Sep 1947
 
* [[John (Jack) Balshaw]] 21 Jul 1941 - 18 Sep 1947
 
* [[Joseph Craven]] 23 Apr 1942 - 6 Feb 1946
 
* [[Joseph Craven]] 23 Apr 1942 - 6 Feb 1946
* [[Harold Clare Brown]] 29 Sep 1942 - 12 Dec 1944  
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* [[Harold Clare Brown MSM]] 29 Sep 1942 - 12 Dec 1944  
 
* [[Alice (May) Cardinal]] 19 Oct 1942 - 23 Jun 1943
 
* [[Alice (May) Cardinal]] 19 Oct 1942 - 23 Jun 1943
 
* [[Harold Higham]] 2 Dec 1943 - 5 Oct 1944
 
* [[Harold Higham]] 2 Dec 1943 - 5 Oct 1944
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* [[Luke Pense]] 11 Jan - 16 Mar 1945
 
* [[Luke Pense]] 11 Jan - 16 Mar 1945
 
* [[Alfred Hansford Fuller]] 22 Jan - 4 Mar 1945
 
* [[Alfred Hansford Fuller]] 22 Jan - 4 Mar 1945
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* [[Jack Raymond Fuller]] 24 Jan - 5 Mar 1945
 
* [[Donald Norman MacLeod Lyall]] 12 Feb - 2 May 1945 LWOP period
 
* [[Donald Norman MacLeod Lyall]] 12 Feb - 2 May 1945 LWOP period
 
* [[William Frederick Hanbury]] 28 Feb - 23 Mar 1945
 
* [[William Frederick Hanbury]] 28 Feb - 23 Mar 1945
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* [[William James (Jim) Harrison]] 9 - 12 Mar 1945
 
* [[Oliver Benson Sharpe]] 15 - 29 Apr 1945
 
* [[Oliver Benson Sharpe]] 15 - 29 Apr 1945
 
* [[Eima (Marie) Sturrock]] 12 - 16 Jun 1946
 
* [[Eima (Marie) Sturrock]] 12 - 16 Jun 1946
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* [[Kenneth Graham Hicks]] 16 - 28 Jan 1945
 
* [[Kenneth Graham Hicks]] 16 - 28 Jan 1945
 
* [[Paul Lilleyman]] 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1945
 
* [[Paul Lilleyman]] 29 Jan - 1 Feb 1945
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* [[William James (Jim) Harrison]] 9 - 12 Mar 1945
 
* [[Stanley Upton Hammond]] 18 Mar - 12 Apr 1945
 
* [[Stanley Upton Hammond]] 18 Mar - 12 Apr 1945
 
* [[Albert Henry Dyson]] 25 Apr - 21 May 1945
 
* [[Albert Henry Dyson]] 25 Apr - 21 May 1945
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* [[Leon Ernest Aubrey]] 13 Sep - 8 Nov 1945
 
* [[Leon Ernest Aubrey]] 13 Sep - 8 Nov 1945
 
* [[John Coffey]] 16 Sep 1945 - 30 Jan 1946
 
* [[John Coffey]] 16 Sep 1945 - 30 Jan 1946
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* [[Thomas Timothy Roberts]] 17 Sep - 13 Oct 1945
 
* [[Roy Searle Williams]] 18 Sep - 23 Oct 1945
 
* [[Roy Searle Williams]] 18 Sep - 23 Oct 1945
 
* [[Douglas Victor Wilkinson]] 18 Sep - 22 Oct 1945
 
* [[Douglas Victor Wilkinson]] 18 Sep - 22 Oct 1945
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* [[Charles Kenneth Neilson]] 14 Jan 1946 -14 Feb 1946 & 5 Mar 1946 - 31 Jan 1947??
 
* [[Charles Kenneth Neilson]] 14 Jan 1946 -14 Feb 1946 & 5 Mar 1946 - 31 Jan 1947??
 
* [[William Francis Buck]] 17 Jan - 6 Feb 1946
 
* [[William Francis Buck]] 17 Jan - 6 Feb 1946
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* [[Harold Baldwin]] 17 Jan - 2 May 1946
 
* [[Jack Cartwright]] 22 Jan - 13 Mar 1946
 
* [[Jack Cartwright]] 22 Jan - 13 Mar 1946
 
* [[Frederick Charles Lawrence]] 27 Jan - 15 Mar 1946
 
* [[Frederick Charles Lawrence]] 27 Jan - 15 Mar 1946
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* [[Jack Raymond Fuller]] 6 - 9 Jan 1947
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* [[John Hartley Craddon]] 6 - 13 Jan 1947
 
* [[Norman Henry Napier Fowler]] 20 - 23 Jan 1947
 
* [[Norman Henry Napier Fowler]] 20 - 23 Jan 1947
 
* [[Henry George Price]] 24 Jan - 5 Feb 1947]]
 
* [[Henry George Price]] 24 Jan - 5 Feb 1947]]

Latest revision as of 22:59, 9 May 2024

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Unit's colour patch


Brief History

In March 1940 W Comd Gen Details Camp was raised at Melville to look after stragglers and those left behind by the convoys passing through Fremantle for the Middle East. In April it moved to Northam and then in June to the Fremantle Artillery Barracks. In September they moved to Claremont and their role was widened to handle all troops passing through Perth.


In January 1941 a Discharge & Reception Depot was formed within the unit to process soldiers returning from the Middle East for discharge. In November they also took on those attending the Western Command Cooking School and apprentices undergoing trade training. In May 1942 the unit was renamed WA L of C Area GDD and they shared a HQ with the neighbouring WA L of C Area RRD until August 1943. In November 1942 a separate WA L of C LTD was formed to handle troops passing through Perth on leave. The number of troops in Western Australia had reduced substantially by May 1944 and the GDD amalgamated with the RDD to form Western Australian L of C Area RR & GDD at Claremont.


In October 1944 the unit became Western Command Recruit Reception & General Details Depot before moving to Karrakatta in December where it remained until the war's conclusion. In September 1945 it formed Western Command Discharge Depot to facilitate demobilisation.


Unit Personnel

General Details Depot

Personnel between postings.

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

Returnees Depot

Personnel returning from the Middle East or New Guinea needing a new posting - not yet for discharge.

Medical Wing

Western Command Discharge Depot

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1949

Notes

Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 6 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 6.414 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018


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