5th Australian Lines of Communication Provost Company
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Brief History
Thought to have been formed as the 5th Military District Line of Communication Provost Company during October 1941 in Perth from the Western Command Provost Company to undertake the policing duties in the Perth area. As a result of the general reorganisation in April 1942 it was renamed 5th Australian Lines of Communication Provost Company. They operated generally from Swan Barracks in East Perth, but also had detachments at Guildford, Mt Lawley, Fremantle and Kalgoorlie, with between six and eight sections.
Unit Personnel
- Harry Cecil Brown 23 Oct 1940 - 2 Oct 1941 & 1 Sep 1943 - 16 Oct 1945
- Frank Croudson 20 Sep 1940 - 15 Oct 1945
- Harold Stanley Jenkins 25 Sep - 15 Dec 1945
- John Thomas Madgwick 10 Dec 1942 - 19 Oct 1945
- William Thomas Wills 28 Aug 1942 - 11 Nov 1944
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 6 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 6.199 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018