MILITARY UNITS
AT MOUNT MARTHA, VIC
DURING WW2

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1st Australian Water Ambulance Convoy 1st Australian Motor Ambulance Convoy 1st Company, Second Australian Army Signals
1st Ordnance Field Park 1st Marine Division, USMC 2nd Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
Commenced weapon training at Mount Martha on 8 Aug 1944
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
2nd Field Survey Unit RAE (M) 2nd Infantry Brigade HQ Defence Platoon 2nd Mobile Hygiene and Bacteriological Laboratory
2 Corps Troops Ammunition Company
renamed Second Australian Army Troops Ammunition Company
2 Corps Troops Supply Column 2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
2/106th Australian Light Aid Detachment 3rd Australian Reconnaissance Squadron 3rd Company, Second Australian Army Signals
3rd Line Section, Southern Command Signals
renamed 16 Australian Line Section
3rd Military District Defence Canteen Service 3rd Water Transport Group
3rd Water Transport Group Signals Section 4th Australian Infantry Division Provost Company 4th Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
Commenced defence training at Mount Martha on 15 Oct 1944
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
4th Field Censorship Section 4th Field Hygiene Section 5th Australian Sea Ambulance Transport Company
5th Australian Infantry Battalion
(Victorian Scottish Regiment)
5CCS 6th Australian Field Company
6th Australian Motor Brigade Provost Section 6th Australian Infantry Battalion
(Royal Melbourne Regiment)
6th Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
Commenced training at Mount Martha on 28 Oct 1944
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
6th Infantry Brigade HQ Defence Platoon 6th Infantry Brigade Group 6th Armoured Brigade Signals Squadron
7th Anti-tank Regiment
renamed to 107th Australian Anti-tank Regiment
7th Australian Air Support Control 7th Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
Commenced training at Mount Martha on 25 Oct 1944
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
8th Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
Commenced training at Mount Martha on 14 Sep 1944
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
9th Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
Commenced training at Mount Martha on 16 Nov 1944
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
9 Australian Despatch Rider Section
10th Australian Despatch Rider Section 10th Recovery Section,4th Australian Army Field Workshop 10th Australian Field Regiment
11th Australian Small Ships Company 11th Australian Watercraft Workshop Section 13th Australian W/T Section
14th Australian Heavy W/T Section 14th Australian Infantry Battalion
(Prahran Regiment)
15th Special Dental Unit
15th Australian Telegraph Operating Section 16th Australian Telegraph Operating Section 17th Australian Telegraph Operating Section
17th Australian Line Section 17th Pigeon Loft 18th Australian Line Section
18 Australian Water Transport Operating Company (Small Craft) 19th Construction Battalion (Seabees)
 Designated as Third Battalion of the Seventeenth Marine Engineering Regiment while at Mount Martha
20th Army Field Company
28th Defence and Employment Platoon 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion
(Footscray Regiment)
41st Landing Craft Company
3rd Water Transport Group
53rd Port Craft Company 54th Port Craft Company 54th Australian Field Park Company
55th Australian Divisional Ordnance Field Park 55th Australian Divisional Ordnance Workshop 82nd Australian Dental Unit
107th Anti-tank Regiment 107th Reserve Motor Transport Company 111th Reserve Motor Transport Company
reorganised as 135th Australian General Transport Company
114th Reserve Motor Transport Company
Reorganised as 136th General Transport Company
114th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance FieldPark 115th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park
115th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshop 134th Australian General Transport Company 151st Australian General Transport Company
215th Australian Light Aid Detachment 232nd Australian Light Aid Detachment 267th Australian Light Aid Detachment
268th Australian Light Aid Detachment 269th Australian Light Aid Detachment Australian Water Transport Training Depot (Mount Martha)
Camp Staffs Mount Martha CE Second Australian Army CRE 4th Australian Infantry Division
Despatch Rider Section, Home Forces Signals Detachment 14th Australian Small Ships Company Detachment Victoria L of C Area Workshop
Headquarters 2 Corps Troops AASC Headquarters Second Australian Army Signals Headquarters 2nd Australian Water Transport Group
Headquarters 3rd Australian Water Transport Group (Small Craft) Headquarters Second Australian Army Headquarters 2 Australian Infantry Brigade
aka HQ Mornington Peninsula Force (1)
"L" Australian Field Security Section Line Section, Home Forces Signals
renamed 15th Australian Line Section
Line Maintenance Section, Home Force Signals
Mount Martha Research Station MMRS
"Z" Special Unit
Operating Section, Home Forces Signals
renamed 14th Australian Telegraph Operating Section
RAAF Combat Training Unit
Trained the 6, 7,8 & 9th Airfield Construction Squadrons at Mount Martha
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
RAAF Staff School
Moved from Mount Martha to Point Cook
in November 1945
at RAAF Staff School, Mount Martha House, 466 Esplanade, Mount Martha
RAA Staff, HQ Second Australian Army School for Eastern Interpreters
Z Special Unit
 Second Australian Army Intelligence Section Second Australian Army Provost Company (1) Second Australian Army Postal Unit
Second Australian Army Cipher Section Technical Maintenance Section, Home Forces Signals,
renamed 5 Australian Technical Maintenance Section
Wireless Section, Home Forces Signals

 

Balcombe Camp, Mount Martha

 

REFERENCES

"Always First - The RAAF Airfield Construction Squadrons 1942 - 1974" by David Wilson

"An Interesting Point - A History of Military Aviation at Point Cook 1914 - 2104" by Steve Campbell-Wright

"The Unit Guide - The Australian Army 1939 - 1943" by Graham McKenzie-Smith AM

 

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