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* [[Ernest Camp]] 27 Dec 1917 - 30 Mar 1918 | * [[Ernest Camp]] 27 Dec 1917 - 30 Mar 1918 | ||
| − | + | ===3rd Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Egypt and then reformed at Perham Down on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Durrington 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny, 10 October 1917 before being disbanded 8 Nov 1917.<br> | ||
''Egypt'' | ''Egypt'' | ||
* † [[Charles Maul Glover]] 15 Dec 1915 - 18 Apr 1916 | * † [[Charles Maul Glover]] 15 Dec 1915 - 18 Apr 1916 | ||
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* [[John Flynn]] 17 Feb - 10 Mar 1917 | * [[John Flynn]] 17 Feb - 10 Mar 1917 | ||
| − | + | ===4th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Rollestone on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916 before being disbanded 4 Nov 1917. | ||
* [[James Peter Henderson MM & Bar]] 27 Mar - 30 May 1917 | * [[James Peter Henderson MM & Bar]] 27 Mar - 30 May 1917 | ||
| − | + | ===5th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed Rollestone 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 18 Apr 1917 and then to Fovant 11 Oct 1917. | ||
* [[Wilfred (George) Nettleton]] 5 Apr - 3 Dec 1918 | * [[Wilfred (George) Nettleton]] 5 Apr - 3 Dec 1918 | ||
* [[James Richard Parry (Dick) Murray]] 5 Apr - 4 Jun 1918 | * [[James Richard Parry (Dick) Murray]] 5 Apr - 4 Jun 1918 | ||
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* [[John George (Jack) Ray]] 16 May - 4 Jun 1918 | * [[John George (Jack) Ray]] 16 May - 4 Jun 1918 | ||
| − | + | ===6th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed Rollestone 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 18 Apr 1917 and then to Fovant 11 Oct 1917, before being disbanded 23 Apr 1918. | ||
* [[Henry Ivor Passmore DCM]] 9 Oct 1917 - 5 Mar 1918 | * [[Henry Ivor Passmore DCM]] 9 Oct 1917 - 5 Mar 1918 | ||
| − | + | ===7th Training Battalion=== | |
| − | + | Egypt and then reformed at Rollestone 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 18 Apr 1917 and then to Fovant 11 Oct 1917, before being disbanded 8 Nov 1917. | |
''Egypt'' | ''Egypt'' | ||
* † [[Ernest Selkirk MID]] 27 Nov 1915 - 2 Mar 1916 | * † [[Ernest Selkirk MID]] 27 Nov 1915 - 2 Mar 1916 | ||
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* [[Henry Ivor Passmore DCM]] 17 - 18 Sep 1917 | * [[Henry Ivor Passmore DCM]] 17 - 18 Sep 1917 | ||
* [[John (Junior) Shepherd]] 17 Sep 1917 - 5 Mar 1917 | * [[John (Junior) Shepherd]] 17 Sep 1917 - 5 Mar 1917 | ||
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| − | + | ===8th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Larkhill on 5 Aug 1916, moved to Codford on 2 Oct 1916, and hen to Fovant 16 Nov 1916 before being disbanded on 5 Nov 1917. | ||
| − | + | ===9th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Hamilton on 31 Aug 1916, moved to Codford on 2 Oct 1916, and then to Larkhill 15 Dec 1916 and Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 before being disbanded on 12 Oct 1917. | ||
* [[James Henry Davidson]] 6 Feb -14 Apr 1917 | * [[James Henry Davidson]] 6 Feb -14 Apr 1917 | ||
| − | + | ===10th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Hamilton on 31 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916, and then to Larkhill 15 Dec 1916, Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 and Fovant on 12 Oct 1917 before being disbanded on 31 Mar 1918 | ||
* [[Joseph William Smith ]] ?? Mar - 29 Apr 1917 | * [[Joseph William Smith ]] ?? Mar - 29 Apr 1917 | ||
| − | + | ===11th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Hamilton on 31 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916, and then to Larkhill 15 Dec 1916, Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 and Fovant 12 Oct 1917 before being disbanded on 8 Nov 1917. | ||
* † [[Thomas Hesketh]] 26 Sep - 13 Nov 1916 | * † [[Thomas Hesketh]] 26 Sep - 13 Nov 1916 | ||
* † [[Ernest John Coles]] 26 Sep - 20 Nov 1916 | * † [[Ernest John Coles]] 26 Sep - 20 Nov 1916 | ||
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* [[Charles Frederick George Judd]] 26 Sep 1916 - 26 Dec 1916 | * [[Charles Frederick George Judd]] 26 Sep 1916 - 26 Dec 1916 | ||
| − | + | ===12th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Rollestone on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1917 and then to Hundcott on 14 Sep 1918 | ||
* [[Albert Nock]] 11 Jan - 20 Jul 1917 | * [[Albert Nock]] 11 Jan - 20 Jul 1917 | ||
* [[James Edward Grabham]] 11 Apr - 9 Dec 1918 | * [[James Edward Grabham]] 11 Apr - 9 Dec 1918 | ||
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* [[James Richard Parry (Dick) Murray]] 4 Jun - 24 Jan 1919 | * [[James Richard Parry (Dick) Murray]] 4 Jun - 24 Jan 1919 | ||
| − | + | ===13th Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Rollestone on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1917 and disbanded 12 April 1918<br> | ||
''Unit Staff'' | ''Unit Staff'' | ||
* [[Victor Norman Chandler MM]] 1 Sep 1917 - 29 Jan 1918 | * [[Victor Norman Chandler MM]] 1 Sep 1917 - 29 Jan 1918 | ||
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* [[Clarence Victor Watson]] 27 Jul - 7 Oct 1916 | * [[Clarence Victor Watson]] 27 Jul - 7 Oct 1916 | ||
| − | + | ===14th Training Battalion=== | |
| − | + | Formed at Larkhill on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916 and then Hundcott on 25 Oct 1918 | |
* [[Harry Douglas Butcher]] 21 Apr - 9 Jul 1918 | * [[Harry Douglas Butcher]] 21 Apr - 9 Jul 1918 | ||
'''15th Training Battalion''' Formed at Larkhill on 8 Oct 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916, and then to Fovant on 16 Nov 1916 before being disbanded on 12 Apr 1918. | '''15th Training Battalion''' Formed at Larkhill on 8 Oct 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916, and then to Fovant on 16 Nov 1916 before being disbanded on 12 Apr 1918. | ||
* [[Francis William Wakeham]] 1 Jul - 3 Sep 1917 | * [[Francis William Wakeham]] 1 Jul - 3 Sep 1917 | ||
| − | + | ===Pioneer Training Battalion=== | |
| + | Formed at Sutton Veny on 8 Nov 1917 and was active until after November 1918.<br> | ||
''Unit Staff'' | ''Unit Staff'' | ||
* [[Pierre Wolfe Daimpre]] 26 Oct - 9 Nov 1917 (staff) | * [[Pierre Wolfe Daimpre]] 26 Oct - 9 Nov 1917 (staff) | ||
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* [[Francis William Wakeham]] 29 Dec 1916 - 1 Jul 1917 | * [[Francis William Wakeham]] 29 Dec 1916 - 1 Jul 1917 | ||
| − | + | ===Machine Gun Training Battalion=== | |
* [[Harry Hodgson]] 10 Oct 1918 - 20 Feb 1919 | * [[Harry Hodgson]] 10 Oct 1918 - 20 Feb 1919 | ||
| − | + | ===Overseas Training Brigade===<br> | |
''Unit Staff'' | ''Unit Staff'' | ||
* [[Alfred Warburton Chapman (Jnr)]] Dec 1916 - Sep 1917 | * [[Alfred Warburton Chapman (Jnr)]] Dec 1916 - Sep 1917 | ||
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| − | + | ===29th Training Squadron Australian Flying Corps=== | |
* [[James Strachan]] 20 Jul 1918 - 13 May 1919 | * [[James Strachan]] 20 Jul 1918 - 13 May 1919 | ||
Revision as of 01:18, 28 February 2021
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Contents
- 1 Brief History
- 1.1 1st Training Battalion
- 1.2 2nd Training Battalion
- 1.3 3rd Training Battalion
- 1.4 4th Training Battalion
- 1.5 5th Training Battalion
- 1.6 6th Training Battalion
- 1.7 7th Training Battalion
- 1.8 8th Training Battalion
- 1.9 9th Training Battalion
- 1.10 10th Training Battalion
- 1.11 11th Training Battalion
- 1.12 12th Training Battalion
- 1.13 13th Training Battalion
- 1.14 14th Training Battalion
- 1.15 Pioneer Training Battalion
- 1.16 Machine Gun Training Battalion
- 1.17 29th Training Squadron Australian Flying Corps
Brief History
1st Training Battalion
Existed in Egypt before later being reformed at Perham Down on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny on 10 Oct 1917.
Egypt
- William Edward Butcher MM RMG MID 27 Nov - 10 Dec 1917
England
- Pierre Wolfe Daimpre 10 Nov 1917 - 26 Jul 1918
2nd Training Battalion
Formed at Perham Down on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny on 10 Oct 1917 before being disbanded 25 Apr 1918.
- Claude Francis Cooper 3 - 30 Sep 1916
- Joseph George Benton Jnr 28 Dec 1917 - 25 Apr 1918
- Ernest Camp 27 Dec 1917 - 30 Mar 1918
3rd Training Battalion
Egypt and then reformed at Perham Down on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Durrington 30 Jul 1917 and then to Sutton Veny, 10 October 1917 before being disbanded 8 Nov 1917.
Egypt
- † Charles Maul Glover 15 Dec 1915 - 18 Apr 1916
- Arthur Thomas Orton MM 17 Apr - 8 May 1916
- † Thomas William Dowell 26 Apr - 7 Jun 1916
- † Herbert George Lewis 4 May - 22 Jul 1916 during which time the unit relocated to England.
England
- James Thomson MM September 1916
- John Flynn 17 Feb - 10 Mar 1917
4th Training Battalion
Formed at Rollestone on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916 before being disbanded 4 Nov 1917.
- James Peter Henderson MM & Bar 27 Mar - 30 May 1917
5th Training Battalion
Formed Rollestone 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 18 Apr 1917 and then to Fovant 11 Oct 1917.
- Wilfred (George) Nettleton 5 Apr - 3 Dec 1918
- James Richard Parry (Dick) Murray 5 Apr - 4 Jun 1918
- Samuel Arthur Vincent 5 Apr - May 1918
- George Emanuel Harber 16 May 1918 - 5 Feb 1919
- John George (Jack) Ray 16 May - 4 Jun 1918
6th Training Battalion
Formed Rollestone 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 18 Apr 1917 and then to Fovant 11 Oct 1917, before being disbanded 23 Apr 1918.
- Henry Ivor Passmore DCM 9 Oct 1917 - 5 Mar 1918
7th Training Battalion
Egypt and then reformed at Rollestone 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 18 Apr 1917 and then to Fovant 11 Oct 1917, before being disbanded 8 Nov 1917. Egypt
- † Ernest Selkirk MID 27 Nov 1915 - 2 Mar 1916
- Thomas William Kerry 10 Feb - 2 Mar 1916
- Edward Patrick Barker 10 Feb - 3 Mar 1916
- George Edward Binns 10 Feb - 3 Mar 1916
- † John Huntley 12 Mar - 1 Apr 1916
- † Frank Leslie Sexton 12 Mar - 2 Apr 1916
- Thomas Bird 11 - 30 Apr 1916
- † Leonard Roy Matthews 27 Nov 1915 - 2 Mar 1916
- † Charles Joseph Gerald Raynor 27 Nov 1915 - 2 Mar 1916
- † John Whittaker 12 Mar - ?? Jun 1916
England
- Aleck (Alex) Charles Gale 10 Sep 1916 - 19 Apr 1917
- Albert Thomas Myers 4 Mar - 13 Jun 1917
- Leonard Alfred Sawtell 28 Mar 1917 - 16 Jun 1918
- Henry (Harry) Butcher 17 Feb 1917 - 10 May 1917
- Samuel Vivian Mortimer 27 Nov 1915 - 27 Feb 1916
- Victor Norman Chandler MM 27 Nov 1915 - 2 Mar 1916
- Arthur James Allen 29 Dec 1916 - 7 Feb 1917
- John Esperance Blair 29 Dec 1916 - 7 Feb 1917
- † Wilfred Norman Robinson 29 Dec 1916 - 7 Feb 1917
- Henry Ivor Passmore DCM 17 - 18 Sep 1917
- John (Junior) Shepherd 17 Sep 1917 - 5 Mar 1917
8th Training Battalion
Formed at Larkhill on 5 Aug 1916, moved to Codford on 2 Oct 1916, and hen to Fovant 16 Nov 1916 before being disbanded on 5 Nov 1917.
9th Training Battalion
Formed at Hamilton on 31 Aug 1916, moved to Codford on 2 Oct 1916, and then to Larkhill 15 Dec 1916 and Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 before being disbanded on 12 Oct 1917.
- James Henry Davidson 6 Feb -14 Apr 1917
10th Training Battalion
Formed at Hamilton on 31 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916, and then to Larkhill 15 Dec 1916, Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 and Fovant on 12 Oct 1917 before being disbanded on 31 Mar 1918
- Joseph William Smith ?? Mar - 29 Apr 1917
11th Training Battalion
Formed at Hamilton on 31 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916, and then to Larkhill 15 Dec 1916, Durrington on 30 Jul 1917 and Fovant 12 Oct 1917 before being disbanded on 8 Nov 1917.
- † Thomas Hesketh 26 Sep - 13 Nov 1916
- † Ernest John Coles 26 Sep - 20 Nov 1916
- John Waldegrave Packer 26 Sep - 9 Nov 1916
- † William Savage 11 Jan - 8 May 1917
- Eric Horace Bell 3 Mar - 10 Jun 1917
- Charles Frederick George Judd 26 Sep 1916 - 26 Dec 1916
12th Training Battalion
Formed at Rollestone on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1917 and then to Hundcott on 14 Sep 1918
- Albert Nock 11 Jan - 20 Jul 1917
- James Edward Grabham 11 Apr - 9 Dec 1918
- Archibald Watson 11 Apr - 30 Nov 1918
- Ellis Shackleton 11 Apr - 3 Dec 1918
- Samuel Arthur Vincent June - 7 Aug 1918
- John George (Jack) Ray 4 Jun - 14 Aug 1918
- James Richard Parry (Dick) Murray 4 Jun - 24 Jan 1919
13th Training Battalion
Formed at Rollestone on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1917 and disbanded 12 April 1918
Unit Staff
- Victor Norman Chandler MM 1 Sep 1917 - 29 Jan 1918
Trainees
- James Edward Grabham 15 Nov 1916 - 10 Apr 1918
- Archibald Watson 28 Dec 1917 - 10 Apr 1918
- Hubert Maitland Armstrong MM 11 Jan - 13 Apr 1917
- † Albert Victor Berry 26 Sep - 3 Dec 1916
- Leslie Hetherington 11 Jan - 24 Apr 1917
- Charles Blunt 3 Dec 1916 - 24 Jun 1917
- Victor Norman Chandler MM 1 Sep 1917 - 29 Jan 1918
- William Charles Woodland 15 Dec 1915 - 3 Sep 1916
- Ellis Shackleton 27 Dec 1917 - 10 Apr 1918
- Gordon Devereux MM 5 Jan - 30 Mar 1918
- † Herbert Charles Smith16 Nov 1916 - 3 Feb 1917
- Victor Emanuel Durling 18 Nov 1916 - 2 Jul 1917
- Daniel Adkins Lewis Dec 1916 - Jan 1917
- Ernest (Roy) William Sladden 3 Dec 1916 - 3 Feb 1917
- Charles Leonard Lockhart 11 Jan - 8 May 1917
- Stanley Thomas Marsh 28 Mar - 24 Jun 1917
- Harold Hopgood Surman 28 Mar -24 Jun 1917
- William Bertie Claude Moulden 26 Sep 1916 - 15 Jan 1917
- William Richard (Billy) Orr 28 Mar 1917 - 17 Feb 1918
- † Felix Edmund John Sainsbury 3 Dec 1916 - 9 Jun 1917
- Clarence Victor Watson 27 Jul - 7 Oct 1916
14th Training Battalion
Formed at Larkhill on 8 Aug 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916 and then Hundcott on 25 Oct 1918
- Harry Douglas Butcher 21 Apr - 9 Jul 1918
15th Training Battalion Formed at Larkhill on 8 Oct 1916, moved to Codford 2 Oct 1916, and then to Fovant on 16 Nov 1916 before being disbanded on 12 Apr 1918.
- Francis William Wakeham 1 Jul - 3 Sep 1917
Pioneer Training Battalion
Formed at Sutton Veny on 8 Nov 1917 and was active until after November 1918.
Unit Staff
- Pierre Wolfe Daimpre 26 Oct - 9 Nov 1917 (staff)
Trainees
- Charles John Mitchell 4 Mar - 24 Aug 1917
- James Peter Henderson MM & Bar 31 May - 6 Sep 1917
- Dugald Thomas Main 27 Dec 1917 - 7 Apr 1918
- Reginald William Edwards 28 Dec 1917 - 16 Jan 1918
- Maurice Francis Gustavis Hare 17 Feb - 8 Jul 1918
- George Partington 11 Jan - 3 Dec 1917
- Francis William Wakeham 29 Dec 1916 - 1 Jul 1917
Machine Gun Training Battalion
- Harry Hodgson 10 Oct 1918 - 20 Feb 1919
===Overseas Training Brigade===
Unit Staff
- Alfred Warburton Chapman (Jnr) Dec 1916 - Sep 1917
- Arthur Thomas Orton MM ?? - 30 Nov 1918
Trainees
- Charles Fielder 12 Sep - 13 Oct 1917 & 30 Aug - 3 Oct 1918
- † Albert Victor Berry 10 - 27 Nov 1917
- Edward Patrick Barker 11 Jan - 26 Mar 1918 & 12 Jul - 8 Aug 1918
- Gordon Devereux MM 22 Sep 117 - 4 Jan 1918
- Albert John Egan MID 29 Jan - 28 Feb 1919
- † Thomas Hesketh 11 May - 4 Jun 1918
- John Henry Holroyd 23 May - 12 Aug 1917
- Daniel Adkins Lewis May - 25 Jul 1917 & 29 May - 18 Jun 1918
- Frederick Edwin Murphy 5 - 26 Nov 1917
- Claude Francis Cooper 11 Jul - 28 Aug 1918
- Charles John Mitchell 24 Oct - 20 Nov 1918
29th Training Squadron Australian Flying Corps
- James Strachan 20 Jul 1918 - 13 May 1919
Notes