Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Australian_Army Second_World_War
2/1st Mobile Printing Unit
Middle East 1940-42
The unit appears to have been closed down once back in Australia in 1943, with most members transferred to either the Land Headquarters Printing Press or 1 Australian Corps Printing Press.
- Land Headquarters Printing Press, which came under the Australian Military Force (AMF), was located at 73 Flemington Road, North Melbourne. It was tasked with printing tasks on behalf of AMF district HQs, training schools, etc.
- 1st Australian Corps Printing Press,
33 members, circa 1942 in the Middle East: a Captain, Lieutenant, Warrant Officer Class One, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant, 8 Corporals and 20 Privates:
- VX22122 Capt Harold Edward Hyde dob 29 Apr 1902 VIC enl 19 Jun 1940 LHQPP demob 2 Jun 1944 Major
- VX23019 Lt Joseph Walter Bannon dob 4 Sep 1903 ENG enl 20 Jun 1940 ret 4 Sep 1959 Capt
- VX42160 WO1 Gregory John Kettle dob 14 Dec 1916 VIC enl 11 Jul 1940 AAP&SS demob 18 Sep 1945 Lt
- VX22597 SSgt Robert Gillam dob 23 Feb 1900 VIC enl 5 Jun 1940 LHQPP demob 20 Jan 1944 SSgt
- VX38683 Sgt Ronald William Russell dob 25 Jul 1909 VIC enl 20 Jun 1940 LHQPP demob 27 Aug 1945 WO1
- NX6481 Cpl Reginald Stanley Joseph Bell dob 31 Jul 1909 NSW enl 8 Nov 1939 2/8AGH demob 22 Jan 1944 Cpl
- NX11314 Cpl Dudley Victor Fraser dob 24 Mar 1914 NSW enl 27 Jun 1940 LHQPP demob 27 Aug 1945 Sgt
- VX31393 Cpl James Sherbourne Hayes dob 31 Mar 1920 VIC enl 11 Jun 1940 RAAF demob 10 Oct 1945
- NX26321 Cpl Walter George Henry dob 13 Sep 1900 Malta enl 18 Jun 1940 LHQPP demob 3 Dec 1943 Sgt
- NX20187 Cpl Noel John Hamilton Kent dob 12 Dec 1909 NSW enl 4 Jun 1940 1ACPU roo 1 Oct 1949 Lt
- VX31391 Cpl Archibald Barclay Soutter dob 31 Jan 1918 VIC enl 11 Jun 1940 1ACPU 27 Nov 1945 Sgt
- VX35568 Cpl Donald James Edgworth Taylor dob 13 Mar 1910 VIC enl 1 Jul 1940 LHQPP 25 Aug 1945 Cpl
- QX3259 Cpl Thomas Henry Train dob 2 Apr 1913 QLD enl 27 May 1940 LHQPP demob 17 Feb 1945 Cpl
- TX1580 Pte Stanley Francis James Burke
- VX48440 Pte William Russell Carter
- Pte W English of Cronulla, Sydney
- Pte G Farquhar of Canberra, Federal Capital Territory
- NX59406 Pte William Ernest Fogarty
- VX48441 Pte Thomas James Griffin
- NX58304 Pte Norman Richard Hamilton
- SX8959 Pte Leonard Harper
- VX48431 Pte Colin John Henricks
- VX57467 Pte Stuart McCulloch Holt
- VX28194 Pte Leonard Frederick Lambourne
- Pte G Leslie of Brunswick, Melbourne
- NX22225 Pte Victor George Mabbott
- VX26428 Pte William Henry Oxworth
- SX805 Pte James Peter Roberts
- NX7465 Pte Robert William Robertson
- Pte M Smith of East Melbourne, Victoria
- NX24813 Pte Charles Arthur Tollis
- QX7111 Pte Norman Lytton Walker dob 1 Apr 1902 QLD enl 1 Apr 1940 demob 11 Oct 1945 Cpl
- VX20288 Pte Hugh Wilson
State in which enlisted:
- QLD 2
- NSW 10
- VIC 17
- SA 2
- WA 0
- TAS 1
- ACT 1
Souvenir Album 1940 - 1942
- Accession Number P11650
- Collection type Photograph
- Object type Album
- Maker Unknown
- Date made c 1942
- Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
- Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Description
A small red canvas covered album of 76 pages containing 33 individual portraits of the members of the 1 Australian Mobile Printing Unit. The front cover features a camel and date palms and is titled "Souvenir Album 1940 - 1942", the album is bound by a piece of red and white cord. It was created by members of 1 Australian Mobile Printing Unit whilst serving in the Middle East. Each of the portraits is autographed by the represented member of the unit. A poem titled "Our Dreams" is featured on page 3 of the album and the civillian adresses of the men featured in the album are on pages 71, 73 and 75. Portraits of identified men in the album are: VX22122 Captain (Capt) Harold Edward Hyde (page 5); VX23019 Lieutenant (Lt) Joseph Walter Bannon (page 7); VX42160 Warrant Officer Class I (WO 1) Gregory John Kettle (page 9); VX22597 Staff Sergeant (S Sgt) Robert Gillam (page 11); NX26321 Corporal (Cpl) Walter George Henry (page 13); VX28194 Private (Pte) Leonard Frederick Lambourne (page 15); VX38683 Sergeant (Sgt) Ronald William Russell (page 17); VX31393 Cpl James Sherbourne Hayes (page 19); NX20187 Cpl Noel John Hamilton Kent (page 21); SX805 Pte James Peter Roberts (page 23); SX8959 Pte Leonard Harper (page 25); VX57467 Pte Stuart McCulloch Holt (page 27); QX7111 Pte Norman Lytton Walker (page 29); NX22225 Pte Victor George Mabbott (page 31); VX20288 Pte Hugh Wilson (page 33); NX7465 Pte Robert William Robertson (page 35); VX48431 Pte Colin John Henricks (page 37); Cpl D Fraser of Blacktown NSW, most likely NX11314 Dudley Victor Fraser (page 39); VX31391 Cpl Archibald Barclay Soutter (page 41); NX6481 Cpl Reginald Stanley Joseph Bell (page 43); VX26428 Pte William Henry Oxworth (page 45); NX59406 Pte William Ernest Fogarty (page 47); Pte W English of Cronulla, Sydney NSW (page 49); NX58304 Pte Norman Richard Hamilton (page 51); VX48440 Pte William Russell Carter (page 53); Pte M Smith of East Melbourne, Victoria (page 55); QX3259 Cpl Thomas Henry Train (page 57); VX35568 Cpl Donald James Edgworth Taylor (page 59); TX1580 Pte Stanley Francis James Burke (page 61); Pte G Farquhar of Canberra, Federal Capital Territory (page 63); NX24813 Pte Charles Arthur Tollis (page 65); VX48441 Pte Thomas James Griffin (page 67); Pte G Leslie of Brunswick, Melbourne (page 69). This album forms part of a collection relating to the service of VX22597 Staff Sergeant Robert Gillam and VX48440 Corporal William Russell Carter.
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