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− | It is thought that the '''Western Command Motor Transport Training Depot was formed in December 1941 to take over the training of drivers. In April 1942t it was renamed to '''3rd Australian Corps Motor Transport Training Depot''', and in November to '''Western Australian Line of Communication Area Motor Training Depot''', then located at Northam. Renamed again in March 1943 to '''4th Motor Transport Training Depot''' they were disbanded in June 1944 as the number of troops in Western Australia declined. | + | It is thought that the '''Western Command Motor Transport Training Depot''' was formed in December 1941 to take over the training of drivers. In April 1942t it was renamed to '''3rd Australian Corps Motor Transport Training Depot''', and in November to '''Western Australian Line of Communication Area Motor Training Depot''', then located at Northam. Renamed again in March 1943 to '''4th Motor Transport Training Depot''' they were disbanded in June 1944 as the number of troops in Western Australia declined. |
===Unit Personnel=== | ===Unit Personnel=== | ||
* [[Derrick Leonard Saw]] 26 Oct 1942 - 29 Mar 1943 | * [[Derrick Leonard Saw]] 26 Oct 1942 - 29 Mar 1943 | ||
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+ | ===Trainees=== | ||
+ | * [[Edward John Murphy]] 21 Sep - 26 Dec 1943 & 4 Jan - 5 May 1944 | ||
====Notes==== | ====Notes==== |
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Brief History
It is thought that the Western Command Motor Transport Training Depot was formed in December 1941 to take over the training of drivers. In April 1942t it was renamed to 3rd Australian Corps Motor Transport Training Depot, and in November to Western Australian Line of Communication Area Motor Training Depot, then located at Northam. Renamed again in March 1943 to 4th Motor Transport Training Depot they were disbanded in June 1944 as the number of troops in Western Australia declined.
Unit Personnel
- Derrick Leonard Saw 26 Oct 1942 - 29 Mar 1943
Trainees
- Edward John Murphy 21 Sep - 26 Dec 1943 & 4 Jan - 5 May 1944
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 6 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 6.281 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018