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Training |
Recruitment |
Training in Australia
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Voyage
to Singapore |
Training in Malaya
Departed
by train from Bathurst July 1941; arrived Fremantle August 1941
An advance party of the 27th Brigade
travelled by train from Bathurst to Fremantle, where they embarked Convoy US11B for the voyage to Singapore. They linked up with
the other
personnel who had travelled on the troopships from
Sydney and Melbourne.
Various files at the Australian
War Memorial and the National Archives of Australia include
information about the troops numbers that travelled to Western
Australia by train. Instructions given to the Convoys, and troop movements,
were subject to last minute changes, so there are some
differences in the counts from the various source documents.
From AWM: AWM52, 1/15/14 - DRO [District Records Office]
Eastern Command [Whole diary - 10 items] (Sep 1939 - Jun 1942)
| Serial No. |
Unit |
|
Officers |
WO's |
Sgts |
Cpls
& Ptes. |
Total
Other Ranks |
Total |
Shortages |
Total
allotment |
Remarks |
Departed by train from Bathurst July 1941, to Fremantle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 564 |
27 Infantry Brigade |
Company A.A.S.C. and
1st Reinforcements (Details Advance party) |
3 |
- |
4 |
68 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
|
| 61539 |
8 Division Signals |
Details Infantry
Brigade Section |
2 |
- |
- |
36 |
36 |
38 |
- |
- |
|
| 61553 |
HQ 27 Infantry
Brigade |
|
9 |
- |
5 |
56 |
61 |
70 |
- |
- |
|
| |
27 Infantry Brigade
|
Section Intelligence
Corps |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
| 61559 |
87 Light Aid Detachment |
Attached H.Q. 27
Infantry Brigade |
1 |
1 |
- |
11 |
12 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
| 61565 |
2/10 Field Ambulance |
Details (H.Q. Attached A.A.S.C.
and 1st Reinforcements) |
6 |
3 |
8 |
101 |
112 |
118 |
- |
- |
|
| Sub Total |
|
|
21 |
4 |
17 |
274 |
295 |
316 |
- |
- |
|
Departed by train from Bathurst 29/7/1941, to
Fremantle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 564 |
27 Infantry Brigade |
Company A.A.S.C. and
1st Reinforcements (less Details Advance party) |
10 |
3 |
19 |
300 |
322 |
332 |
- |
- |
|
| Total |
|
|
31 |
7 |
36 |
574 |
617 |
648 |
- |
- |
|
(Source:
AWM52, 1/15/14 - DRO [District Records Office] Eastern Command [Whole
diary - 10 items] (Sep 1939 - Jun 1942)
From NAA: MP729/7, 26/421/51 Machine guns and ammunition for
transports of conveys US 11A and US 11B
These tables were part of a memo dated 21/7/1941
| Serial No. |
Unit |
|
Officers |
WO's
& Sgts. |
R & F |
Other |
Total |
Location |
Bathurst |
Albury |
Port Pirie Junction |
Kalgoorlie |
Northam |
Meals en route etc. |
|
No.1 Special Train |
|
61565 |
2/10
Field Ambulance |
Det.
and 1st Reinforcements |
6 |
9 |
93 |
|
108 |
Bathurst |
On D11
depart 1945hrs |
On D12
arrive
0815hrs.
Transfer
Depart
0930hrs |
On D13
arrive
1315hrs.
Transfer
Depart
1500hrs |
On D14
arrive
1849hrs.
Transfer
Depart
1950hrs |
On D15
arrive
0805hrs.
Subsequent movement to Fremantle arranged by Western Command |
2nd
Day
Albury (0815-0930)
Seymour (1305-1400)
Ballarat (1835-1930)
3rd
Day
Wayville Camp (0704-0958)
Port Pirie Junction
(1310-1500)
Evening meal on Trans-continental train
4th
Day
Breakfast, Midday meal, Evening meal -
on Trans-continental train
5th
Day
Breakfast in Camp |
|
|
|
1st
Reinforcements |
- |
- |
7 |
|
7 |
" |
|
61553 |
HQ 27 Infantry
Brigade |
|
10 |
5 |
54 |
|
69 |
" |
| |
HQ 27 Infantry Brigade
|
Section Intelligence
Corps |
- |
- |
2 |
|
2 |
" |
|
61539 |
8 Division Signals |
Det. (Infantry
Brigade Section) |
2 |
2 |
34 |
|
38 |
" |
|
61559 |
87 LAD
(Light Aid Detachment) |
|
1 |
1 |
11 |
|
13 |
" |
|
Total |
|
|
19 |
17 |
201 |
|
|
|
|
61529 |
2/15
Field Regiment |
Det. -
Ship's Staff and Unit Advance Party for HMT DD (Sibajak) |
|
|
|
approx
18 |
18 |
Holdsworthy
(To be concentrated at Bathurst as arranged by Eastern Command) |
|
564 |
27
Infantry Brigade |
Det.
27 Bde. Coy. AASC, including Unit Advance Party and Army
Personnel for Ship's Staff |
|
|
|
75 |
75 |
Bathurst |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total |
|
|
19 |
17 |
201 |
93 |
330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No.2 Special Train |
| 564 |
27 Infantry Brigade |
Company A.A.S.C. and
1st Reinforcements (less Details Advance party) |
|
|
|
331 |
331 |
Bathurst |
On D15
depart 1945hrs |
On D16
arrive
0815hrs.
Transfer
Depart
0930hrs |
On D17
arrive
1315hrs.
Transfer
Depart
1500hrs |
On D18
arrive
1849hrs.
Transfer
Depart
1950hrs |
On D19
arrive
0805hrs.
Subsequent movement to Fremantle arranged by Western Command |
As for No.1 Special |
| Total |
|
|
19 |
17 |
201 |
424 |
661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Source:
NAA: MP729/7, 26/421/51 Machine guns and ammunition for transports of
conveys US 11A and US 11B)
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