could someone explain the following to me please 2 AUST LAB GP HQ 21 Australian Camp Hospital Leading Aircraftman -1 Aircraft Depot 20 AUST PNR BN AIF HMAS Lonsdale 17 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS 2/3 Independent Company 2 WA BATT 16 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS 2/7 Australian General Hospital 2/4 FD REGT ART 6 Field Ambulance 9 Airfield Construction Squadron 1 ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT 21 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY 4 ORD STORES 2 Operational Training Unit 1 Stores Depot 2 A/TKS REGT ADV LHG thank you carmel

Carmel These are units of the Australian Defence Force. Some are WWI and some are WW2. Some are Army, some are Navy and some are Air Force. Could you confirm the designation 20 AUST PNR BN AIF. It is more likely to be 2 AUST PNR BN AIF. If you have more specific questions please ask. Anthony Staunton could someone explain the following to me please 2 AUST LAB GP HQ 21 Australian Camp Hospital Leading Aircraftman -1 Aircraft Depot 20 AUST PNR BN AIF HMAS Lonsdale 17 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS 2/3 Independent Company 2 WA BATT 16 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS 2/7 Australian General Hospital 2/4 FD REGT ART 6 Field Ambulance 9 Airfield Construction Squadron 1 ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT 21 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY 4 ORD STORES 2 Operational Training Unit 1 Stores Depot 2 A/TKS REGT ADV LHG thank you carmel ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== Please support RootsWeb who make this list possible http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Carmel Some of these are: Leading Aircraftsman - 1 Aircraft depot: Leading Aircraftsman was a non-commissioned rank in the air force. 1st Aircraft Depot would have been the unit to which he was attached. 20 AUST PNR BN AIF - 20th Australian Pioneer Battalion AIF (Australian Imperial Force) - Pioneers were advance troops in the army. HMAS Lonsdale - presumably a ship in the navy. 16, 17 etc Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps - the Volunteer Defence Corps was Australia's "Home Guard" in WW2. Like all army units it was organised into battalions. May get round to checking some more for you later. The War Memorial Web Site also has some good material on ranks and units. Peter Gibson Queanbeyan NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "carmel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 1:56 PM Subject: ww2 > could someone explain the following to me please > 2 AUST LAB GP HQ > 21 Australian Camp Hospital > Leading Aircraftman -1 Aircraft Depot > 20 AUST PNR BN AIF > HMAS Lonsdale > 17 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS > 2/3 Independent Company > 2 WA BATT > 16 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS > 2/7 Australian General Hospital > 2/4 FD REGT ART > 6 Field Ambulance > 9 Airfield Construction Squadron > 1 ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT > 21 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY > 4 ORD STORES > 2 Operational Training Unit > 1 Stores Depot > 2 A/TKS REGT > ADV LHG > thank you > carmel >

----- Original Message ----- From: "carmel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: ww2 > could someone explain the following to me please > 2 AUST LAB GP HQ 2 Aust Labour Gp HQ - controlled a number of Labour Companies doing work around wharves and similar places > 21 Australian Camp Hospital - as it says a hospital in an army camp > Leading Aircraftman -1 Aircraft Depot - self explanatory > 20 AUST PNR BN AIF - Sorry Anthony - this was the name given to 20 Motor Regt when it returned from Merauke in late 1944 and as it was getting ready to move to Madang when WW2 ended. > HMAS Lonsdale - I think a navy shore station in Victoria > 17 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS - A "Dads Army"battalion - could be in any state as they all had similar numbers > 2/3 Independent Company - a commando type army unit > 2 WA BATT - not sure > 16 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS - as above > 2/7 Australian General Hospital - a major army hospital > 2/4 FD REGT ART - 2/4th Field Regiment - one of the artillery regiments of 7 Division > 6 Field Ambulance - either a WW1 field ambulance unit or a similar militia one in WW2 > 9 Airfield Construction Squadron - an RAAF engineering unit > 1 ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT - self explanatory > 21 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY - as above but on part time duty > 4 ORD STORES - probably 2 Ordinance Stores Company > 2 Operational Training Unit - probably RAAF > 1 Stores Depot - ordanance stores depot - prob in NSW > 2 A/TKS REGT - 2 Anti Tank Regt - maybe 102 A/Tk Regt (militia) or 2/ 2 A/tk Regt (AIF) > ADV LHG - probably Advanced HQ Land Forces > thank you > carmel > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > Please support RootsWeb who make this list possible > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >