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==Brief History==
 
==Brief History==
Originally formed in Egypt to provide training for reinforcements and those returning to active units after lengthy breaks. When the AIF units  moved to France, the training unit was reformed at Perham Downs on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Durrington 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny, 10 October 1917 before being disbanded 8 Nov 1917.
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Originally formed in Egypt to provide training for reinforcements and those returning to active units after lengthy breaks. When the AIF units  moved to France, the training unit was reformed at Perham Downs on 8 Aug 1916 as part of the 1st Training Group which supplied reinforcements for the 1st Division. The Training Group and its Training Battalions moved to Durrington 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny on 10 October 1917 before being disbanded on 8 Nov 1917.
  
 
''Egypt''
 
''Egypt''
 
* † [[Charles Maul Glover]] 15 Dec 1915 - 18 Apr 1916
 
* † [[Charles Maul Glover]] 15 Dec 1915 - 18 Apr 1916
* [[Arthur Thomas Orton]] MM 17 Apr - 8 May 1916
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* [[Albert Cornelius Jesse Verrier]] 15 Dec 1815 - 1 Mar 1916
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* † [[Richard John Williams]] 10 Feb - 27 Mar 1916
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* [[Arthur Thomas Orton MM]] MM 17 Apr - 8 May 1916
 
* † [[Thomas William Dowell]] 26 Apr - 7 Jun 1916
 
* † [[Thomas William Dowell]] 26 Apr - 7 Jun 1916
* [[William Carroll]] 10 - 6 Apr 1916 - includes the voyage from Egypt to France.
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* [[William Carroll]] 10 - 6 Apr 1916 - includes voyage from Egypt to France.
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* † [[Maurice Clarence Robinson]] 25 Apr - 30 Jul 1916
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* [[Walter Raymond Farnham]] 27 Apr - 19 May 1916
 
* † [[Herbert George Lewis]] 4 May - 22 Jul 1916 during which time the unit relocated to England.
 
* † [[Herbert George Lewis]] 4 May - 22 Jul 1916 during which time the unit relocated to England.
 
* [[James Lawrence McKenna]] 20 May - 26 Oct 1916 during which time the unit relocated to England.
 
* [[James Lawrence McKenna]] 20 May - 26 Oct 1916 during which time the unit relocated to England.
  
'''England'''
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'''England'''<br>
 
''Unit Staff''
 
''Unit Staff''
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* [[William Isaac Little]] 25 Jun - 6 Nov 1917
 
* [[Herbert Lewis Battams]] 21 Jul - ?? Oct 1917
 
* [[Herbert Lewis Battams]] 21 Jul - ?? Oct 1917
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''Trainees''<br>
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''1916''
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* [[Robert Lightbody]] 15 May - 4 Sep 1916
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* [[Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM]] 6 - 24 Jul 1916
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* [[Ernest Ball DCM]] 14 - 24 Jul 1916
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* † [[Francis Dyson]] 21 Jul - 4 Sep 1916
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* [[Mount (Mont) Alexander Taylor]] 22 Jul - 7 Oct 1916
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* † [[Frederick William Thornton]] 24 Aug - 20 Dec 1916
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* [[Thomas Albert Leslie Cheney]] 2 Sep - 22 Nov 1916
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* [[John Hall]] 2 Sep - 8 Oct 1916
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* [[Charles Kelly]] 2 Sep 24 - Nov 1916
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* [[Donald Victor Chisholm]] 3 Sep - 21 Oct 1916
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* [[Edward Bailey]] 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
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* [[Richard Beattie]] 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
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* [[John Goffin]] 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
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* [[James Thomson MM]] September 1916
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* [[John Alexander Spilsbury]] 30 Oct 1916 - 15 Jan 1917
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* [[Cecil Walter Challis]] 3 Nov - 16 Dec 1916
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* † [[William Duffy]] 3 Nov - 16 Dec 1916
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* [[Charles Henry Partridge]] 3 Nov - 16 Dec 1916
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* [[William George Rosekelly]] 3 Nov - 16 Dec 1916
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* [[Thomas Hughie Culbertson]] 3 Dec 1916 - 15 Jul 1917
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* [[John Macarthur Livingston]] 3 Dec 1916 - 3 Feb 1917
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* [[William Lamplough Ullyott]] 11 Dec 1916 - Apr 1917
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* [[Frederick Robert Weedon]] 17 Dec 1916 - 8 Jul 1917
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''1917''
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* [[Albert Ernest Elkington]] 11 Jan - 2 May 1917
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* [[Claude Eustace Herbert Evans]] 11 Jan - 4 Apr 1917
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* [[Patrick Kiely]] 11 Jan - 2 May 1917
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* [[Lancel Butcher]] 17 Feb - 2 May 1917
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* [[Charles Henry Dohnt]] 17 Feb -13 May 1917
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* [[John Flynn]] 17 Feb - 10 Mar 1917
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* [[Walter Gaymer]] 17 Feb 1916 - 27 Jun 1917
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* † [[David Alexander Sayer]] 17 Feb - 21 May 1917
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* † [[David Andrew Allison]] 28 Mar - 2 Jul 1917 & 9 Jul - ?? Nov 1917
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* [[George Joseph Harris]] 28 Mar - 8 Oct 1917
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* [[Thomas Alfred Osborne]] 30 Mar - ?? Oct 1917
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* [[Alfred Tennyson Needham]] 11 Jul - 6 Nov 1917
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* [[John Laidlaw Paterson]] 26 Aug 1917 - 21 Jan 1918
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* [[Robert Rueben Rodgers]] 26 Aug - 17 Oct 1917
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* † [[Daniel Malcolm Wann]] 26 Aug - 6 Nov 1917
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[[Category:AIF Units]
 
[[Category:AIF Units]
 
Herbert Lewis Battams 21 Jul - ?? Oct 1917
 
Trainees
 
 
Leonard Henry (Lennie) Buckingham MM 6 - 24 Jul 1916
 
Ernest Ball DCM 14 - 24 Jul 1916
 
† Francis Dyson 21 Jul - 4 Sep 1916
 
Mount (Mont) Alexander Taylor 22 Jul - 7 Oct 1916
 
† Albert Ernest Elkington 11 Jan - 2 May 1917
 
Thomas Albert Leslie Cheney 2 Sep - 22 Nov 1916
 
Charles Kelly 2 Sep 24 - Nov 1916
 
Donald Victor Chisholm 3 Sep - 21 Oct 1916
 
Edward Bailey 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
 
Richard Beattie 25 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
 
James Thomson MM September 1916
 
Cecil Walter Challis 3 Nov - 16 Dec 1916
 
Thomas Hughie Culbertson 3 Dec 1916 - 15 Jul 1917
 
Claude Eustace Herbert Evans 11 Jan - 4 Apr 1917 -
 
Lancel Butcher 17 Feb - 2 May 1917
 
Charles Henry Dohnt 17 Feb -13 May 1917
 
John Flynn 17 Feb - 10 Mar 1917
 
† David Andrew Allison 28 Mar - 2 Jul 1917 & 9 Jul - ?? Nov 1917
 

Latest revision as of 22:48, 27 August 2023

1 Training Bn.jpg
Group of NCO's of the 3rd Training Battalion, AIF at Larkhill. AWMC04399


Brief History

Originally formed in Egypt to provide training for reinforcements and those returning to active units after lengthy breaks. When the AIF units moved to France, the training unit was reformed at Perham Downs on 8 Aug 1916 as part of the 1st Training Group which supplied reinforcements for the 1st Division. The Training Group and its Training Battalions moved to Durrington 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny on 10 October 1917 before being disbanded on 8 Nov 1917.

Egypt

England
Unit Staff

Trainees
1916

1917


Notes


External Links

[[Category:AIF Units]