Category: Victoria, Volunteer Defence Corps, World War II

Categories: Volunteer Defence Corps, World War II

The Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) in Victoria comprised sequentially numbered battalions 1 to 24. The battalions' dispositions were, sequentially: Footscray, Westgarth, Surry Hills, Prahran, Brighton, Geelong, Camperdown, Portland-Haywood, Hamilton, Mentone-Dandenong, Yarragong, Traralgon, Sale, Horsham, Bendigo, Shepparton, Corowa, North Carlton, Colac, Ballarat, Kerang, Benalla, Korumburra-Loch-Maribyrnong and Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong. Brigadier (later Lieutenant General) John Whitham commanded the Volunteer Defence Corps in Victoria until 1944. Brigadier Campbell Stewart commanded Melbourne Metropolitan Group, Volunteer Defence Corps, in 1942-45.

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John Gellibrand 05 Dec 1872 Lleintwardeine, Tasmania (Australia) - 03 Jun 1945

Harold Grimwade 27 Aug 1897 Prahran, Victoria (Australia) - 1982

James Hill 01 Jan 1909 Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom - 10 May 1988

Leslie Lewis 24 Apr 1896 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - 22 Sep 1961

Ernest Sayers 04 Oct 1912 Leyton, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 06 Jun 1979

William Scholtens 21 Feb 1922 Dalmore, Victoria, Australia

James Stewart 19 Jan 1884 Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia - 02 Jun 1947

John Whitham 07 Oct 1881 Jamālpur, West Bengal, India - 12 May 1952

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