Thanks Calvin, This would certainly fit for this man as although he gave his birth as 1891, it was actually 1887, but had served in World War I. Thanks everyone for their suggestions and assistance. Regards, Mari in Adelaide ----- Original Message ----- From: Calvin Leighton <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 12:07 AM Subject: Re: V D C P T D 31 BN > Mari, > > Could also mean Platoon D of 31 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps. > > The VDC were the "Dad's Army" or Home Guard, whatever you want to call it > and was originally made up from WW1 veterans who were to old to join up > again and members of the RSL. Concerned townsfolk or those who were > ineligible to fight overseas joined the ranks thereafter. Over 50,000 men > were handed over to the Army in May 1941 to defend Australia. > > Calvin > >

I recently came across a reference that stared RAAF Vultee Vengeance bombers were withdrawn from operational service in New Guinea after a disasterous raid against Rempri by 58 Vengeances on 8 March 1944. Would anyone be able to provide further information or references to this raid. I am particularly interested in finding out how many 23 squadron aircraft were lost on the raid. Daryl Ward.

Mari, Could also mean Platoon D of 31 Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps. The VDC were the "Dad's Army" or Home Guard, whatever you want to call it and was originally made up from WW1 veterans who were to old to join up again and members of the RSL. Concerned townsfolk or those who were ineligible to fight overseas joined the ranks thereafter. Over 50,000 men were handed over to the Army in May 1941 to defend Australia. Calvin At 10:29 AM 23/11/02 +1100, Steve wrote: >If the initials are after his name they could mean >Surname- VD(Volunteers Decoration) CPT (Captain) D (first initial?) >Otherwise they could mean something to do with the Vetinary sections, >such as Vetinary Division Corp Training Depot >regards >Stephen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "The Walkers" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:25 PM >Subject: V D C P T D 31 BN > > > > Can anyone please help me with the initials V D C P T D 31 BN (I can get >31 > > Battalion) but not the rest. > > > > This man was in the Australian Army WWII. > > > > Many thanks, > > Mari Walker, Adelaide, Sth Australia > > Member #6657 SAGHS > > Researching: > > Sth Aust : Major interests: HART, MAIN, THREDGOLD, TILLER, LEHMANN > > Minor interests: JEFFERIES, JOHNSTON, LARKIN, O'TOOLE, HENDER, DOWNING, > > MOLLER, MURPHY > > Australian interests: > > Victoria : LEHMANN descendants, CAMPBELL > > WA : MOLLER, HART, LEHMANN descendants > > NSW : MAYNARD descendants > > New Zealand: HART descendants > > USA (California) : MURPHY/KELLEY > > England : HART, RUSHER, THREADGOLD > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 > > http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html > > > > > > >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >Replies to queries on AUS-MILITARY should generally be sent to the list as >well as the sender >Please use the "reply to all" function of your mail program

Thanks to all that answered. Entrenching is more in his line as a tunneller! Best wishes Jan Sydney

If the initials are after his name they could mean Surname- VD(Volunteers Decoration) CPT (Captain) D (first initial?) Otherwise they could mean something to do with the Vetinary sections, such as Vetinary Division Corp Training Depot regards Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Walkers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:25 PM Subject: V D C P T D 31 BN > Can anyone please help me with the initials V D C P T D 31 BN (I can get 31 > Battalion) but not the rest. > > This man was in the Australian Army WWII. > > Many thanks, > Mari Walker, Adelaide, Sth Australia > Member #6657 SAGHS > Researching: > Sth Aust : Major interests: HART, MAIN, THREDGOLD, TILLER, LEHMANN > Minor interests: JEFFERIES, JOHNSTON, LARKIN, O'TOOLE, HENDER, DOWNING, > MOLLER, MURPHY > Australian interests: > Victoria : LEHMANN descendants, CAMPBELL > WA : MOLLER, HART, LEHMANN descendants > NSW : MAYNARD descendants > New Zealand: HART descendants > USA (California) : MURPHY/KELLEY > England : HART, RUSHER, THREADGOLD > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 > http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html > >

Jan & Peter Herivel wrote: >Hi all > >I have a member of the 1st Tunnelling Company who was ruled unfit to >continue with this unit, was sent to a base depot, allocated to ANZAC Ent Bn >before being taken on strength by the 39th Battalion. Does anyone know what >Ent is? My initial reaction was Entertainment but this might be wrong. I >cannot find the abbreviation on Ross Mallett's wonderful AIF site or on the >AWM site. >This was a WW1 soldier This is the 1st Entrenching Battalion. Formed in 1916, it was used a field depot for infantry. It functioned as a pioneer unit. Drafts from different battalion would join the entrenching battalion prior to joining their units. In this manner, reinforcements would acquire some experience at the front before being sent into battle. The battle of Pozieres caused the unit to be reduced to a cadre. Later the unit contained tunnelling reinforcements. It was disbanded in 1917. See Bean III: 177-178. It's unaccountably missing from the order of Battle. I will fix.

Can anyone please help me with the initials V D C P T D 31 BN (I can get 31 Battalion) but not the rest. This man was in the Australian Army WWII. Many thanks, Mari Walker, Adelaide, Sth Australia Member #6657 SAGHS Researching: Sth Aust : Major interests: HART, MAIN, THREDGOLD, TILLER, LEHMANN Minor interests: JEFFERIES, JOHNSTON, LARKIN, O'TOOLE, HENDER, DOWNING, MOLLER, MURPHY Australian interests: Victoria : LEHMANN descendants, CAMPBELL WA : MOLLER, HART, LEHMANN descendants NSW : MAYNARD descendants New Zealand: HART descendants USA (California) : MURPHY/KELLEY England : HART, RUSHER, THREADGOLD

Hi all I have a member of the 1st Tunnelling Company who was ruled unfit to continue with this unit, was sent to a base depot, allocated to ANZAC Ent Bn before being taken on strength by the 39th Battalion. Does anyone know what Ent is? My initial reaction was Entertainment but this might be wrong. I cannot find the abbreviation on Ross Mallett's wonderful AIF site or on the AWM site. This was a WW1 soldier Best wishes jan

Could it be 'entrenching battalion'. Have come across this term for British units. Roger Beckett -----Original Message----- From: Jan & Peter Herivel [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 November 2002 21:37 To: [email protected] Subject: ANZAC Ent Battalion Hi all I have a member of the 1st Tunnelling Company who was ruled unfit to continue with this unit, was sent to a base depot, allocated to ANZAC Ent Bn before being taken on strength by the 39th Battalion. Does anyone know what Ent is? My initial reaction was Entertainment but this might be wrong. I cannot find the abbreviation on Ross Mallett's wonderful AIF site or on the AWM site. This was a WW1 soldier Best wishes jan ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html

carm wrote: >Could anyone be of assistance with the areas these units saw >service in the 1914-1918 war >Thank you >Ray > > 34TH BN ARMY --CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR 34th Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) [9th Infantry Brigade] Formed New South Wales February 1916. Departed Sydney Hororata 2 May 1916. Battle Honours: Messines 1917, Ypres 1917, Polygon Wood, Broodeseinde, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Somme 1918, Avre, Amiens, Albert 1918, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal, France and Flanders 1916-18 >56 TH BTN. COOTAMUNDRA NSW - CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR 56th Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) [14th Infantry Brigade] Formed Egypt 14 February 1916 from the 4th Infantry Battalion. Battle Honours: Egypt 1916, Somme 1916-18, Bullecourt, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Ancre 1918, Villers-Bretonneux, Amiens, Albert 1918, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal, France and Flanders 1916-18 >118TH HAWKINIBYER ???? UNIT VIC 118th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery (1) [9th Field Artillery Brigade] Formed England August 1916 for 9th Field Artillery Brigade. Disbanded 6 March 1917. England, Western Front 118th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery (2) [9th Field Artillery Brigade] Formed Australia 1916 for 9th Field Artillery Brigade. Departed Melbourne Aeneas 3 October 1916. Disbanded on arrival in England October 1916, owing to a unit of the same name being raised in the United Kingdom. >3RD DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE ----- >VETINARY SECTION AS A > >FARRIER AT MARIBYRNONG VIC --TRANSFERRED TO 3RD D.A.C. FRANCE >10/3/1917--TRANFERRED TO A.G.B.D. FROM D.A.C. ---CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR >D.A.C. & A.G..B.D ????????? MEANS DAC=Division Ammunition Column. A horse transport unit that hauled shells for the field artillery. AGBD= Australian General Base Depot. The depot in France for men other than infantry. This unit fought on the Western Front > 58th Battalion Australian Infantry SERVICE: Army--CONFLICT: 1914-1918 58th Infantry Battalion (Victoria) [15th Brigade] Formed Egypt 21 February 1916 from the 6th Infantry Battalion. Battle Honours: Egypt 1916, Somme 1916-18, Bullecourt, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Avre, Villers-Bretonneux, Amiens, Albert 1918, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal, France and Flanders 1916-18 Egypt, Western Front >3RD BN--1ST MACHINE GUN BATTALION A.I.F. ----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR Formed France 2 March 1918 with 9th, 10th, 11th and 23rd Machine Gun Companies assigned. Western Front >8TH BATT. A.I.F. ---------CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR >------------------ 8th Infantry Battalion (Victoria) [2nd Infantry Brigade] Formed Victoria August 1914. Battle Honours: Landing at Anzac, Anzac, Helles, Krithia, Defence of Anzac, Suvla, Sari Bair, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915-16, Somme 1916-18, Pozieres, Bullecourt, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Broodeseinde, Polygon Wood, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Lys, Hazebrouck, Amiens, Albert 1918, Hindenburg Line, Epehy, France and Flanders 1916-18 >11TH LIGHT HORSE----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR 11th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland and South Australia) [4th Light Horse Brigade] Formed Queensland February 1915 for 4th Light Horse Brigade. Departed Brisbane Medic 2 June 1915 less B Squadron which departed Brisbane Borda 17 June 1916. Relieved of assignment to 4th Light Horse Brigade 26 August 1915 and broken up. A Squadron and Machine Gun Section attached to 2nd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron attached to 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron attached to 9th Light Horse Regiment. Reconstituted at Maadi, Egypt 20 February 1916 and assigned to 4th Division. Relieved of assignment to 4th Division 4 March 1916 and attached to 2nd Light Horse Brigade. Redesignated 1st Camel Regiment September 1916. Resumed its original identity and assigned to reformed 4th Light Horse Brigade February 1917. Battle Honours: Anzac, Defence of Anzac, Suvla, Sari Bair, Gallipoli 1915, Romani, Maghdaba-Rafah, Egypt 1915-17, Gaza-Beersheba, El Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Jerusalem, Jordan (Es Salt), Megiddo, Sharon, Damascus, Palestine 1917-18 Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai,Palestine >7TH BATT, 1ST A.I.F -----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR 7th Infantry Battalion (Victoria) [2nd Infantry Brigade] Formed Victoria August 1914. Battle Honours: Landing at Anzac, Anzac, Helles, Krithia, Defence of Anzac, Suvla, Sari Bair, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915-16, Somme 1916-18, Pozieres, Bullecourt, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Broodeseinde, Polygon Wood, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Lys, Hazebrouck, Amiens, Albert 1918, Hindenburg Line, Epehy, France and Flanders 1916-18 >59 BATTALION------CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR Formed Egypt 24 February 1916 from the 7th Infantry Battalion. Battle Honours: Egypt 1916, Somme 1916-18, Bullecourt, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Avre, Villers-Bretonneux, Amiens, Albert 1918, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, St Quentin Canal, France and Flanders 1916-18 For more information on the above, see: >==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== >First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918 >http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html -- ---- First AIF Order of Battle: http://www.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/

Hi List, Can anyone tell me where I can locate the name of the ship on which the Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) arrived from New Zealand into Port Jackson October, 1866. Thanks you Selena **************************************************************************** ******************************* Researching the names: HOWARTH, MATTHEWS, MURRAY, WOLSTENHOLME,SHINE, WILSON, EVANS HIGGINS, DONOVAN in NSW and VIC WILLIAMS, RYLAND, WENZEL, MANN, SATCHER, REYNOLDS in QLD

Try www.diggerhistory.info Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "carm" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:46 PM Subject: CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > Could anyone be of assistance with the areas these units saw service in the 1914-1918 war > Thank you > Ray > > > 34TH BN ARMY --CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > ----------- > > 56 TH BTN. COOTAMUNDRA NSW - CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > -------------- > 118TH HAWKINIBYER ???? UNIT VIC > 3RD DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE ----- VETINARY SECTION AS A > > FARRIER AT MARIBYRNONG VIC --TRANSFERRED TO 3RD D.A.C. FRANCE > 10/3/1917--TRANFERRED TO A.G.B.D. FROM D.A.C. ---CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > D.A.C. & A.G..B.D ????????? MEANS > --------------- > 58th Battalion Australian Infantry SERVICE: Army--CONFLICT: 1914-1918 > ------------------ > > 3RD BN--1ST MACHINE GUN BATTALION A.I.F. ----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > ------------------ > 8TH BATT. A.I.F. ---------CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > ------------------ > > 11TH LIGHT HORSE----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > ----------------- > 7TH BATT, 1ST A.I.F -----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > ----------------- > 59 BATTALION------CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR > D COY-39 BTN > ----------------- > > 2/27 BATT,. 2ND AIF------1939 >

Could anyone be of assistance with the areas these units saw service in the 1914-1918 war Thank you Ray 34TH BN ARMY --CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR ----------- 56 TH BTN. COOTAMUNDRA NSW - CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR -------------- 118TH HAWKINIBYER ???? UNIT VIC 3RD DIVISIONAL AMMUNITION COLUMN, AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE ----- VETINARY SECTION AS A FARRIER AT MARIBYRNONG VIC --TRANSFERRED TO 3RD D.A.C. FRANCE 10/3/1917--TRANFERRED TO A.G.B.D. FROM D.A.C. ---CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR D.A.C. & A.G..B.D ????????? MEANS --------------- 58th Battalion Australian Infantry SERVICE: Army--CONFLICT: 1914-1918 ------------------ 3RD BN--1ST MACHINE GUN BATTALION A.I.F. ----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR ------------------ 8TH BATT. A.I.F. ---------CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR ------------------ 11TH LIGHT HORSE----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR ----------------- 7TH BATT, 1ST A.I.F -----CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR ----------------- 59 BATTALION------CONFLICT 1914--1918 WAR D COY-39 BTN ----------------- 2/27 BATT,. 2ND AIF------1939

Hi Joy 56 Aust Inf Bn was part of 5 Aust Infantry Brigade throughout the war. They were mobilized at Bathurst, NSW in December 1941 and moved to Centennial Park, Sydney in March 1942. They moved to WA in July 1942 and camped at Melville, Bellevue and at Irwin Siding (near Minginew) before being stationed at Moonyoonooka (near Geraldton) from February to September 1943. They then camped at Wellington Dam, Swanbourne and Dandaragan before moving to Kairi on the Atherton Tableland inland from Cairns where they arrived in February 1944. They were disbanded on 6 June 1944. This is a summary of the database printout for this unit and if you are interested you could get a copy of the full listing of the unit's location at the end of each month during the war. This is available from Grimwade Publications at [email protected] for the modest cost of $10 per unit Cheers Graham McKenzieSmith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kjele" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 5:43 AM Subject: 56 BATTALION 2 AIF > > Does anyone know of the 56 Battalion 2 AIF? I have found this Battalion > listed as a "Posting at Discharge" on the new WW2 Nominal Roll site. > > I have tried the usual searches without sucess. > > Many thanks > > Joy > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > RAAF Museum > http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/ >

Hi Sandie 69 Mobile Searchlight Battery was formed at Wyalla, SA in August 1942 and moved to Fremantle in August 1943. They moved north to Batchelor (S of Darwin) in June 1944 and to Hughes Airstrip in August 1944. They moved south to Adelaide in November 1944 and were disbanded in January 1945. This is a summary of the database printout for this unit and if you are interested you could get a copy of the full listing of the unit's location at the end of each month during the war. This is available from Grimwade Publications at [email protected] for the modest cost of $10 per unit. Cheers Graham McKenzieSmith ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 6:52 PM Subject: Searchlight Battery > Hello everyone ... does anyone know anything about the WW2 69 Mobile > Searchlight Battery at all please? > > Bright Blessings > Sandie > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > Woy Woy War Memorial and Soldiers' Memorial Park > http://www.terrigal.net.au/~joanf/anzac1.htm > >

Margaret 151 AGT Co was 151 Australian General Transport Company, a trucking unit of the Aust Army Service Corps. They were formed at Mt Martha in Victoria in August 1942 under command of Second Aust Army before moving to Murgon in Qld in March 1943 under command of 3 Aust Armoured Division. they then moved to Buna, NG in July 1943 and were one of the first transport units into Lae, NG in October 1943. They stayed at Lae until the end of the war. This is a summary of the database printout for this unit and if you are interested you could get a copy of the full listing of the unit's location at the end of each month during the war. This is available from Grimwade Publications at [email protected] for the modest cost of $10 per unit. Cheers Graham McKenzieSmith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Burns" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:25 PM Subject: 151 AGT CO > I have found 151 AGT CO listed as a "Posting at Discharge" on the new WW2 Nominal Roll site. Could SKS tell me what this means. Thank you, Margaret > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > Milton Ulladulla Boer War & WW1 > http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~cathyd/war/ > >

In a message dated 19/11/2002 9:21:12 pm. W. Australia Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Thanks for that Graham ... at least I might be able to work out what it was my father was doing ... Bright Blessings Sandie > Hi Sandie > > 69 Mobile Searchlight Battery was formed at Wyalla, SA in August 1942 and > moved to Fremantle in August 1943. > > They moved north to Batchelor (S of Darwin) in June 1944 and to Hughes > Airstrip in August 1944. > > They moved south to Adelaide in November 1944 and were disbanded in January > 1945. > > This is a summary of the database printout for this unit and if you are > interested you could get a copy of the full listing of the unit's location > at the end of each month during the war. This is available from Grimwade > Publications at [email protected] for the modest cost of $10 per unit. > > Cheers > > Graham McKenzieSmith > >

Silent Feet, the history of Z Special Operations by G B Courtney It has a nominal roll including names of operations that individual participated in. Pity there is not a similar work for M Special Unit. Anthony Staunton

Alastair and June Henderson made this offer. I accepted with glee. I received two photos circa 1896 that are exceptional in quality and clarity. Anyone interested can see them at http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-uniforms/australian-6.htm Can I publicly thank June and Alastair for being willing to share their treasured links to the past with all of us. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair & June Henderson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 1:52 PM Subject: Re: NSW > One of my husbands ancestors belonged to the Defence Forces of Victoria as a > volunteer attached to the Field Artillery and in 1896 he, together wit many > other enthusiasts, formed the National Guard, un the command of the laste > Sir George Dibbs. I have a photograph of both what appears to be the > National Guard and also of the ancestor in full kit if anyone is interested. > Cheers, June > > > > Tom Corfmat > > Secretary > > Victorian Colonial Infantry Association Inc. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cliff Pavey" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 4:08 PM > > Subject: NSW > > > > > > > Does any lister have any knowldge of British Army Units which may have > > been in the Northern NSW District between say 1880-1887. I have a > gentleman > > who described himself through the years as a TROOPER, CHIEF CONSTABLE and > > MEMBER OF THE ARTILLERY FORCE. He does not appear to have been a member > of > > the police force and it is beginning to look as though he may have arrived > > as a member of a British Unit. > > > > > > Thanks for any suggetions > > > > > > Lyndall > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > Milton Ulladulla Boer War & WW1 > > http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~cathyd/war/ > > > > > > >

One of my husbands ancestors belonged to the Defence Forces of Victoria as a volunteer attached to the Field Artillery and in 1896 he, together wit many other enthusiasts, formed the National Guard, un the command of the laste Sir George Dibbs. I have a photograph of both what appears to be the National Guard and also of the ancestor in full kit if anyone is interested. Cheers, June > Tom Corfmat > Secretary > Victorian Colonial Infantry Association Inc. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cliff Pavey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 4:08 PM > Subject: NSW > > > > Does any lister have any knowldge of British Army Units which may have > been in the Northern NSW District between say 1880-1887. I have a gentleman > who described himself through the years as a TROOPER, CHIEF CONSTABLE and > MEMBER OF THE ARTILLERY FORCE. He does not appear to have been a member of > the police force and it is beginning to look as though he may have arrived > as a member of a British Unit. > > > > Thanks for any suggetions > > > > Lyndall > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > Milton Ulladulla Boer War & WW1 > http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~cathyd/war/ > > >