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Brief History
Also known as 26th Australian Labour Company, and 26th Australian Works Company. Formed as the 26th Australian Labour Company at Davilak (Hamilton Hill) in June 1942 with a HQ and two platoons. The unit was tasked with providing cargo handling in northern ports. In August 1942 they were handling ammunition at Woodman Point, with detachments at Port Hedland, Marble Bar, Broome, Exmouth and Kalgoorlie. The unit's name changed to 26th Australian Employment Company, and then in April 1944 expanded to four platoons and renamed the 26th Australian Works Company. A large detachment was sent to Pippingarra to service the Corunna Downs airfield.
The north west port detachments were withdrawn in December 1944 and in March it was reduced to three platoons. At the end of the war, the unit HQ was still in Hamilton Hill, with fourteen detachments working around WA.
Unit Personnel
- James Douglas Aitken May 1943 - ??
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