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The History of RAEME in South Australia
until 1965

Maj A.N. MacLeod

Major "Norm" MacLeod, RAEME was a South Australian who served for many years in his home State. This History was organised by him and written while he was DADEME Central Command and the Senior RAEME Representative in South Australia

It is reproduced here without editing except that the Indexes have been extended and amended where necessary

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PART1 – Paras 1 to 7 —Introduction PART2 – Paras 8 to 48—Corps Background prior to 1939 PART3 – Paras 49 to 153 —The War Years, 1939 to 1945 PART4 – Paras 154 to 159 —1946 to 1948 PART5 – Paras 160 to 265 —1948 Onwards PART6 – Paras 266 to 268 —Conclusion INDEX OF UNITS INDEX OF PERSONNEL

INDEX OF UNITS

UNIT	Reference by Paragraphs (links)
UNIT	Intro	Pre WW2	WW2	1946 1948	1948 1965
Headquarters
Colonial Storekeeper		9
Repairer of Arms		13
Sergeant Armourer		11
Military Storekeeper		16
Inspector of Ordnance Machinery Armourers Branch	6 7	18
Corps of Artificers	7	33
4 Military District Headquarters HQ SA L of C Area Headquarters Central Command	5	50 58		153	195
Equipment Inspection Section	5				249
RAEME Attached
4 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment					265
1 Royal South Australian Regiment	5
Adelaide University Regiment	5
11 National Service Battalion					256
2 LofC Provost Company, RAMP	5				264
2 Field Ambulance, RAAMC					263
104 Transport Platoon, RAASC				156	254
4 Base Ordnance Depot, RAAOC	5			154	215
5 Central Ammunition Depot, RAAOC	5				255
Divisional Ordnance Park, RAAOC	5
Army Guided Weapons Trials Unit	5				204
Proof and Experimental Establishment	5	31 32 35		154, 159	211
Long Range Weapons Experimental Establishment	5			157
Army Inspection Service	5
Light Aid Detachments
19 Light Aid Detachment		48
20 Light Aid Detachment		48
24 Light Aid Detachment RAEME HQ 9 Bde LAD RAEME					246
275 Australian Light Aid Detachment Infantry Divisional HQ			Section 73
301 ‐ 302 ‐ 302 Australian Light Aid Detachments 6 Cav Bde			Section
31 Light Aid Detachment				158	238
3/9 SAMR RAAC, LAD	5				238
2/63 Australian Light Aid Detachment (Att 2/7 Fd Regt RAA)			Section 111 113 120
219 Australian Light Aid Detachment (Att 13 Fd Regt RAA)			Section
14 Light Aid Detachment RAEME 13 Fd Regt RAA, LAD	5			158	161
65 Australian Light Aid Detachment RAE plant			Section 104
8 Army Engr Regt RAE, LAD					257
273 Australian Light Aid Detachment			144
274 Australian Light Aid Detachment 12 Divisional Signals			Section 143 144
Workshops
8 Tpt Coy (Gen Spt) RAASC Wksp RAEME	5				119
147 General Transport Company RAASC				154,156
6 Armoured Brigade Workshop			72 131
12 Brigade Workshop			78
27 Independent Brigade Workshop			123
105 Independent Brigade Workshop			Section 71 131
106 Independent Brigade Group Workshop			Section
107 Field Workshop RAEME	5			158	224
135 Indep Brigade Workshop			79
12 Motor Transport Workshop			78
9 Medium Workshop RAEME					259
4 Recovery Section (2/2 Army Field Workshop)			96 133
5 Recovery Section (2/2 Army Field Workshop)			Section 78 94 96 97 99 100 102 133
6 Recovery Section (2/2 Army Field Workshop)			Section 96 103 132 136 138
10 Recovery Section (2/4 Army Field Workshop)			122
11 Recovery Section (2/4 Army Field Workshop)			122
12 Recovery Section (2/4 Army Field Workshop)			121
2/4 Army Field Workshop			Section 122
Headquarters 9 Australian Anti-Aircraft Ordnance Workshop			Section 60 153
12 Australian Anti-Aircraft Ordnance Workshop			149 150
26 Australian Anti-Aircraft Ordnance Workshop			149 150 151
58 Australian Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Workshop			149 150
69 Australian Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Workshop			149 150 151
Artificers Workshop, Fort Largs		20
Woodside Workshop	5	25	49
Mechanical Transport Workshop (Wayville)		43	50 57
S.A. Line of Communications Workshop			59 60
11 Line of Communications Workshop			Section 65 66 67
2 Australian Motor Transport Workshop			Section 67 69
4 MD Wksp Detachment(Alice Springs)			Section 62 65 70
4 Military District Workshop		21 28 31 43 48	Section 51 55 57 58 59 60 62 94	155, 157
South Australia Area Workshop				154,155
Trade Repair Section		11 27
Central Command Workshop RAEME	5			155	168

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The History of RAEME in South Australiauntil 1965

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The History of RAEME in South Australia
until 1965