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Wartime Heroes |
As stated by Ron Smith in his Hills Voices Online Castle Hill RSL Club interview, the names of many military personnel were not recorded on any known Honour Roll. Following on from the work of the Mitchell Electorate Australia Remembers Committee and with the recently discovered Baulkham Hills Shire Patriotic Fund Book, The Hills Shire Library Service began in 2007 to consolidate the names of earlier residents of The Hills Shire who served in The Boer Wars, World War 1 and World War 2.
With the advent of the Internet some wonderful resources have appeared to expand the project now known as Hills Wartime Heroes. Details of residents found who were born in The Hills Shire and participated as military personnel, as well as those found who worked at the 103rd General Hospital at William Thompson Masonic School site have been added to this comprehensive database.
The project has been painstakingly compiled by Library volunteer Ian Beckett with the assistance of Pam Trimmer and Trevor Patrick from The Hills District Historical Society Inc, Ron Smith from Castle Hill RSL Club, and Noelene Pullen, Development Officer- Local Studies, The Hills Shire Library Service.
| You can view these records as an Online Table by clicking HERE. |
To make suggestions of other earlier residents who qualify for inclusion in Hills Wartime Heroes please contact The Development Officer – Local Studies, The Hills Shire Library Service on 9761 4525.
Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, it is subject to human error and users should always check the original source. Discrepancies have been found between different official records.
Abbreviations Below is a list of abbreviations used in the Hills Wartime Heroes database. Note that not all abbreviations shown on official records have locatable glossary meanings/definitions. All care was taken in compiling this list of abbreviations. However it may be advisable check official records shown on relevant websites as data is often revised. Numbers shown with names are either Regimental numbers (WW1) or Service numbers (WW2).
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A Emp C Australian Employment Company A tk Anti tank a/c Aircraft AA Tn C Australian Army Transportation Corps AA Anti Aircraft AACS Australian Army Canteen Service AAD Advanced Ammunition Depot AADC Anti aircraft Defence Commander AAMC Australian Army Medical Corps AAMWS Australian Army Medical Women’s Service AANS Australian Army Nursing Service AAOC Australian Army Ordnance Corps AAOD Army Aviation Operating Detachment AAPS Australian Army Postal Service AASC Australian Army Service Corps AASL Anti Aircraft Search Light AB Able Seaman ABSA Australian Base Sub Area AC 1 Aircraftman Class 1 AC 2 Aircraftman Class 2 AC Aircraftman ACC Army Catering Corps ACS Army canteen service ACS Airfield Construction Squadron Act Sgt Acting Sergeant Act Acting ACU Airfield Construction Unit ACW Aircraftwoman ACW1 Aircraftwoman Class 1 AD Aircraft Depot Adm Administration Adv Advance/Advanced AFC Australian Flying Corps AFV Armoured Fighting Vehicle AGH Australian General Hospital AGS Allied Geographical Section AGT Australian General Transport Company AHQ Air Headquarters AIB Australian Infantry Brigade/Battalion AIF Australian Imperial Force AIT Australian Infantry Transport AJTLMS Australian Jungle Trunk Line Maintenance Section AKW Aircrew AMAC Australian Motor Ambulance Company Amb Ambulance AMC Australian Medical Corps AMCG Australian Movement Contingent Group AMEC Australian Mechanised Equipment Company AOD Army Ordnance Depot AOS Air Observers School AOW Advanced Ordnance Workshop Armd Armoured Art Artillery ASC Australian Contingent (Peacekeeping) ASD Advanced Supply Depot Aust Inf Australian Infantry Aust Australia/Australian AUX Auxiliary AWAS Australian Women’s Army Service BCOF British Commonwealth Occupation Force Bde Brigade Bdr Bombardier BIPOD Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot BKS Barracks BMH Base Medical Hospital Bn Battalion BOD Base Ordnance Depot BRIT COM British Commonwealth Base Bty Battery C & MU Care and Maintenance Unit C Sig C Corps Signal Company C Tps Corps Troops CA Coastal Artillery Capt Captain Cav Cavalry CCS Casualty Clearing Station CERA Chief Engine Room Artificer Cfn Craftsman Col Colonel Col/Unit Collection Unit COLM Column COMM Communication Constr Construction Conv Convalescent Coy Company Cpl Corporal Cps Corps CTC Camel Transport Corps CTSC Corps Troops Supply Column CU Communication Unit DAC Divisional Artillery Column Dept Depot Det Detachment Detn Bks Detention Barracks Div Division DMS Deputy Military Secretary DOI Died of illness DOW Died of wounds DPA Director of Personnel Administration DUKW Detroit United Kaiser Works Amphibious Load Carrier Dvr Driver EA Eastern Area ED Embarkation Depot EFTS Elementary Flying Training School EMP Employment ENGR Engineer eqpt Equipment ERA Engine Room Artificer ES Engineering School FAB Field Ambulance Brigade FCE Field Company Engineers Fd Amb Field Ambulance Fd Butch Field Butchery Fd Regt Field Regiment Fd Field F-Lt Flight Lieutenant FO Flying Officer F-Sgt Flight Sergeant Gen Hosp General Hospital Gnr Gunner GP Group GR General Reconnaissance Grn Garrison GRS General Reconnaissance School GT General Transport HAA Heavy Anti Aircraft HAG Heavy Artillery Group HBCCU Heavy Bomber Crew Conversion Unit Hosp Hospital HQ Headquarters HQS Headquarters Support Hvy Heavy |
INDEP Independent Inf Infantry ITB Infantry Training Battalion ITU Infantry Training Unit KIA Killed in action L of C Lines of Communication L/S Leading Seaman LAA Bty Light anti aircraft battery LAA Light anti aircraft LACW Leading aircraft woman LAD Light Aid Detachment L-Bdr Lance Bombardier L-Cpl Lance Corporal Ldg Landing LDGSTO Leading Stoker Ldry Laundry LH Bde Light Horse Brigade LH Light Horse LHA Landing ship assault LHQ Land Headquarters LHR Light Horse Regiment L-Sgt Lance Sergeant LST Landing ship tank Lt Cdr Lieutenant Commander Lt Lieutenant Lt-Col Lieutenant Colonel M/T Motor Transport MAC Motor Ambulance Convoy Maint Maintenance Maj Major MC Motor Cycle MCS Medical Clearing Station Mech Mechanic/mechanical MG Bn Machine Gun Battalion MG Coy Machine Gun Company MG Sqn Machine Gun Squadron MG Machine Gun MIA Missing in Action MMG Medium Machine Gun Mob Mobile MTMB Medium Trench Mortar Battery MU Maintenance Unit NEA North Eastern Area NEAHQ North Eastern Area Headquarters NGF New Guinea Force NGIB New Guinea Infantry Battalion NOK Next of kin NTF Northern Territory Force OA Ordnance Artificer Ops Operation/Operational Ord Ordnance OTU Operational Training Unit Para Parachute/Parachutist Per Personnel PIB Papuan Infantry Battalion Pk Park PL Platoon PO Petty Officer (RAN) PO Pilot Officer (RAAF) POSTO Petty Officer Stoker POW Prisoner of War Pro Provost PTC Personnel Transit Centre Pte Private RAA Royal Australian Artillery RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RAANS Royal Australian Army Nursing Service RAE Royal Australian Engineers RAN Royal Australian Navy RCSU Rescue and Communication Unit RDR Radar Rec Camp Recreation Camp Rec Recovery Recce Reconnaissance Regt Regiment Reinft Reinforcement Res Reserve Rly CC Railway Construction Company Rly Coy Railway Company Rly Railway RRD Redbank Reinforcement Depot RSU Repair and Salvage Unit (RAAF) RSU Repair and Servicing Unit RTC Replacement Training Centre S A School of Artillery S/L Searchlight S/L Squadron Leader (RAAF) Sec Section Sgt Sergeant SHQ Station Headquarters SIB Special Investigation Branch Sig Signalman/signal/s SME School of Military Engineering Spec Special Spr Sapper Sqn Squadron SRD Services Reconnaissance Department S-Sgt Staff Sergeant Stn Station Sup Supply/supplies Sup/Colm Supply Column SWS Shore Wireless Service (RAN) TACT Tactical Transport TD Tank Division TECH Technical TF Training Force Tk A Tank Attack Tk Tank TMO Transportation and Movements Office (RAAF) Tn Transportation TO Training Officer Tpr Trooper TPT Transport Trng Training TRP Troop TU Training Unit UK United Kingdom VDC PTD Volunteer Defence Corps Part Time Duty VDC Volunteer Defence Corps Veh Vehicle VPW Vehicle Park Workshop WAAAF Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force WAAC Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps WKS Works Wksp Workshop WO Warrant Officer WO2 Warrant Officer- 2nd Class X List of members who are absent |