16th Australian Infantry Training Brigade

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Brief History

When the 2nd Infantry Training Brigade left Bathurst area, the 3rd Australian Infantry Training Brigade was formed at Bathurst. Its role was to oversight the 2nd Infantry Special Group, the Machine Gun Training Company and the newly raised 33rd Infantry Training Battalion as well as the established 1st & 14th Infantry Training Battalions. During the following month the 34th Infantry Training Battalion was formed at Bathurst, and the 19th Infantry Training Battalion joined them. The unit was renamed HQ 16th Infantry Training Brigade in May.

At the end of the war they were preparing troops for their roles in the proposed Occupation Force in Japan.

Unit Personnel

• Maxwell John Buckingham 7 Jun - 6 Sep 1944
• David Gordon 16 Feb - 25 Apr 1946

Notes

Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 6 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 6.231 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018