PIONEERS IN MELBOURNE – 2009

Hi There,
A group of us that are descendant of 2/3 Pioneer battalion diggers here in Melbourne march on behalf of the unit every Anzac day. There is a fir tree dedicated to the unit on the main walk to the shrine and we also every 12th of May hold a service there and at the eternal flame to commemorate the life and death of Bluey Mackey VC. We only have a couple of original serving diggers from the unit left and have been trying to build a network of decendants down here.
In September we will be making a pilgramidge to Cowra to try to find the last survivors of the unit and their descendants in the hope that we can keep maintain and preserve the well known passion of the group.
Any help or contact would be much appreciated.
Darryl Wilson, 2/3 Pioneer Battalion Association – Melbourne Branch (or remnants there of).

 

ROLL OF 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION. ANDREWS- AYRTON

AS COMPILED BY BRUCE SANDERS BEGINNING ANZAC DAY 2000 AND CONCLUDING WITH HIS DEATH IN JUNE 2005.

JOIN THE 2/3 PIONEER FAMILY AND FRIENDS COMMUNITY.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE ROLL.

ASI TAP	AGE DEC’D YR OF DEATH	SURNAME BIRTH AWARDS	GIVEN NAME ’NICK’	NX OR ? RANK COYS POST	ENLIST OCCP’N	CAMPS	SHIPS	ACTIONS	DIS CHAR OCCP’N	POST DISCHARGE	WIFE DAUGH SONS ETC
		ANDREWS	JOE	D				TA Wd
		ANGEL	A.E.	D		CO
	1989	ANNERSELY	REG C	NX 50993	MERRYLANDS	L G CO DA M K	Q1 Q2 AN	AL NG		SPRINGFIELD TOONGABBIE	WIFE DAPHNE
		ANNIG	GEO
		APPLEDORFF	BERT P	90716	CREMORNE	M B K R	Q2 AN SC	AL NG TA		BROOKVALE
		ARANDALE	J.J.	42048		M	Q1
	1997	ARCHIBALD	JOHN A	82423 D. A.	BONDI	B	Q2 AN SC	AL NG TA		PENSHURST
		ARCHIBALD	B.P	82432		K R		NG TA
		ARKLEY	A. V. ’BLUE’	33909		L G CO DA M K	Q1 Q2 AN	AL NG		NEW LAMPTON
		ARMOUR	N
		ARMSTRONG	JOE	HQ	MEREWETHER BUTCHER
		ARMSTRONG	N.F.	177710 COL. G.	MANLY			TA		CARLINGFORD. MANLY
		ARMSTRONG	R.G.	94820 D		K R	AN SC	NC	KIA
		ARMSTRONG	REG. M.	45827	WARATAH	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA		NEW LAMPTON
		ARMSTRONG	T.S.	D		CO
		ARMSTRONG	V.J.	VX54383 D		M K R	Q1 Q2 AN	NG
		ARNOLD	C		DOCTOR	M K R	Q1 Q2 AN	NG		CONDOBLIN
		ARNOLD	A.W.P	B		CO
		ARTHUR	W.E.	SX7346		M	Q2
	89	ASHCROFT	ARTHUR E	88804 SIG	HURSTVILLE	M ’B’	Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA		HURSTVILLE
	73	ASHLEY	CHAS ’CHIC’	80147 CPL	HARRIS PARK	M ’B’ K R	Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA	PARRA COUNCIL	PARRAMATTA
		ASHTON	KEN			DAR
		ASHTON	ROLEY J	125716 HQ	YOUNG	R	SC	TA		BURRAWA?
		ASHTON	R.K.	D		CO
		ASPINALL	EVAN	54728 SGT A	GUNDAGAI	L G CO DA M K R	QQ1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA
		ASPINALL	L	178622 A	BONDI	R		TA
		ASTLE 10.1.22	DEVON G	VX87260 L/CPL G	15-12-41 MOTHER V PENGULLA	R		TA		RINGWOOD VIC
	81	ATKIN	RICHARD L	31989 D. SIG	WILLOUGHBY	CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA		ARTARMON	NANCY
		ATKINS	T.O.	D		CO
	79	ATKINSON	F.A.	30640 CPL		CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN	AL NG WD
		ATKINSON	L.G.	75217 SIG		R		TA
	1984	ATKISNON	ROBERT	43951	NORTHMEAD	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA. WD.		PARRAMATTA	PHYLLIS
		ATKINSON	W.F.	57766 A		CO DA M	Q1	AL
A4		AUBERSON	J.F.	31755 5 PL		L G CO DA M		Q1 Q2 KL SC	AL NG TA
A4		AULD	H	32723		L G CO DA M K	Q1 Q2 AN KL	AL NG
	1988	AURISCH M.I.D	G. BEN	32963 WO2 C	LEICHARDT	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA Wd	COUNCIL SUPERVISOR	LEICHARDT
		AUSTIN	W.T.	QX 24452
	1995 aged 73	AVARD 6-12-1922 ROTARY AWARD	LEN J	127628 C	31-10-41 LUGARNO	K	AN KL	NG	3-8-44 SYDNEY BUILDER	RIVERWOOD	JEAN
	1989 aged 72	AVARD 20-9-12	WM G	33136 C	WIFE INVERELL	M ’B’ K		AL NG WD		LUGARNO	J
		AVARD	W. G	88745 C		M ’B’	Q2 Q1 AN	NG
	1989	AXON	KEN H	65308 CPL C	MOSMAN	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA	FORESTRY	GUNDEROO	MAVIS
	1991	AYERS	JOHN K	SX9088 CAPT A A/A	MILLSWOOD SA	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA	LAND	ADELAIDE	PEG
	1996	AYERS	K R	28203		M K R	Q1 Q2	AL NG TA
		AYRES	E.J.	A		CO
	1991	AYRTON	ERN C.	40376 TRAN SPORT	NARRABRI	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN SC	AL NG TA	S.C.C	BANKSTOWN	MARY

FOR EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED AND CODE GO TO THIS LINK.   http://brucesanders.wordpress.com/a-s-i-t-a-p-the-roll-of-the-23-pioneer-battalion-aif/

 

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ROLL OF 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION. ADAMSON TO ANDREWS

AS COMPILED BY BRUCE SANDERS BEGINNING ANZAC DAY 2000 AND CONCLUDING WITH HIS DEATH IN JUNE 2005.

ASI TAP	AGE DEC’D YR OF DEATH	SURNAME BIRTH AWARDS	GIVEN NAME ’NICK’	NX OR ? RANK COYS POST	ENLIST OCCP’N	CAMPS	SHIPS	ACTIONS	DIS CHAR OCCP’N	POST DISCHARGE	WIFE DAUGH SONS ETC
		ADAMSON	C.F.	NX27929		M	Q1 Q2
	1990	ADLINGTON	ROBT C	VX 121171 HQ	WAGGA	R	SC	TA		COROWA
	2001	AINSWORTH	R.R.	154980 A	BEXLEY	R		TA		BEXLEY
	1979	AITKEN	EDW J	26961		L G CO DA. M	Q1	AL		CHARLES TOWN
		AKERSTON	W.J.	WX 22060 B		R		TA	to 53AA
		ALBURY	E.H.	134302 C	RYDE	R		TA
		ALEXANDER	A	WX 52928 A
		ALEXANDER	C.E.	VX 53734		M	Q1
		ALEXANDER	J.F.	1775			AN	NG
		ALEXANDER	GEO P	33601 B		L G CO DA M	Q1 Q2	AL		NEWTOWN
	1988	ALEXANDER	RON P	VX 130701 LT A	MELBOURNE ENGINEER	K R	KL SC	NG TA		BLACKTOWN	WIFE ADA
		ALLBON	A	VX 79605 D		M K	Q2
		ALLEN	H.H.	46386 LT		R
		ALLEN	H.R.	VX 52766 L/CPL A		M K R	Q1 Q2 AN SC	AL NG Wd TA		PASCOE VALE VIC
	1971	ALLEN	JACK	53188 CPL 6PL	NEWTOWN	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA		GREENACRE
	1986	ALLEN	RON C	VX 118531 A SIG		R	KL SC	TA		PASCOE VALE VIC	SON. RON
		ALLISON	A.J.	79605		R		TA
	78 1998	ALLSOPP 8-11-1920	ALBERT C	NX 53827 C	14-10-1941 FATHER. TAMWORTH	R		TA
		ALLWORK	H.C.	59263 5 PL		CO DA M	Q1
	1965	ALMOND	S ’SCORCHY’	50659 6PL	BONDI	DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA
		ALSOP MID 1995	A.K.	SX 33118 BHQ		R		TA
		AMEDE	VINCE W	111587		DA M K R	AL NG TA			CROWS NEST
		AMPHLETT	K.W.	VX 131217 HQ		R	SC	TA
A2	84 1998	ANDERSON	ARCH	54750 SGT C	27-6-1940 F. MO FIVEDOCK TELEGRAPH POINT	G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL Wd NG TA Wd		CREMORNE WAMBAD	WIFE ELIZA BETH
		ANDERSON	A. FRED	56784 MG		DA M K	Q1 Q2 AN	AL NG		GRANVILLE NEWTOWN
		ANDERSON	C.F.	WX 22242 L’CPL B		R		TA
		ANDERSON	CHRIS N	55631 SGT BAND	WIFE. WEST RYDE	L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA		WEST RYDE
A2		ANDERSON 1916	DAVE B	54751 SGT C. SIG	27-6-40 FATHER FIVE DOCK ACCOUNTANT	G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA		NEWPORT	DAU. HAZEL D.1 S.1
		ANDERSON 3-10-1913	DOUG K	SX 20445 C	23-1-1942 FATHER SA EDINBURGH	R	SC	TA
A1	78 1983	ANDERSON 4-3-1905 E.D. M.I.D.(3)	JOHN A ’ANDY’ ’MOLLY’	35033 C.O. LT COL B 21C	WIFE. MAROUBRA ACCOUNTANT	SH L G CO DA M KL SC	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG TA		WAMBERAL	WIFE PEG SON ALEX
	1965	ANDERSON	KEITH W	32438 C		L G CO DA M K	Q1 Q2 AN	AL NG	MP NSW	BONDI	KATH
		ANDERSON	W. S.J.	QX 53879 HQ		R	SC	TA
		ANDREWS	HAROLD J	81393 COOK C. B.	BALLINA	M B K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG Wd TA
		ANDREWS	J.E	34120 5 PL BAND		CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2 AN KL SC	AL NG

ACTIONS

AL=ALAMEIN

NG=NEWGUINEA

TA=TARAKAN

CAMPS

DA=DAMASCUS

L-LIVERPOOL

G=GLENFIELD

CA=CAMPBELLTOWN

CO=COWRA

R=RAVENSHOE

MILITARY TERMS

CPL=CORPORAL

COY=COMPANY. NAMELY –A. B. C. D. COMPANIES. 

HQ =HEADQUARTERS

PL=PLATOON

Wd=WOUNDED

SHIPS

Q1=QUEEN MARY FIRST VOYAGE

Q2=QUEEN MARY SECOND VOYAGE

ROLL OF 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION. ABBOTT-ADAMS.

AS COMPILED BY BRUCE SANDERS BEGINNING ANZAC DAY 2000 AND CONCLUDING WITH HIS DEATH IN JUNE 2005.

ASI TAP	AGE DEC’D YR OF DEATH	SURNAME BIRTH AWARDS	GIVEN NAME ’NICK’	NZ OR ? RANK COYS POST	ENLIST OCCP’N	CAMPS	SHIPS	ACTIONS	DIS CHAR OCCP’N	POST DIS CHAR	WIFE DAUGH SONS ETC
	39 1943	ABBOTT	ERIC C .04	NX10246		L. G. CA DA. M. K	Q1 Q2	AL DIED FROM TYPHUS			SISTER IRENE
A2	61 1983	ABBOTT	HAROLD R 101222	QX38083 C	4-11-41 MOTHER GOODNA			TA
		ABBOTT	L	CPL.		CA
	58	ABERCROMBIE	W.T.	50367 6 PL		L G CA DA M	Q1	AL P W
		ABROOK	H.C.	C		L. G.CA
A3		ABSOLUM	Wm E SHORTY	35298 C	GRONG GRONG	L. G. CA DA. M. K. R.	Q1. Q2.	AL NG	RAIL WAYS	TOCUMWAL
A3		ACCIDENTAL	J.G.			M. B.
A3	47 1966	ACLAND	ALBERT E	60380 CAPT R.Q.M.B	BN JOCKEY	L. G.CA. DA. M. K.R.	Q1. Q2. AN	AL NG		NEW LAMPTON
A3		ADAIR 5-2-24	DES E.	88810 A	16-2-42 WAR OONGAH	M. B K. R.	Q2 AN. KL.	AL NG TA	7-5-46 CARPENTER	TURRA MURRA SUMMER	W.JOYCE D. KAREN ROBYN JAN S. IAN
		ADAM	H.T	146779 CPL HQ	MAITLAND	R	SC	TA
A3	96	ADAM	J.R. ’SAUB’	35022	EN. WALK I MILE BROKEN HILL ENGINEER CO	G. L. G. CO. DA. M. K. R.	Q1 Q2 AN KL	AL NG TA	7-5-46	ENGINEER MINING	TOORAK GARDENS SA
		ADAMS	A.H.	A		CO
		ADAMS	CON	C
A3		ADAMS 14-2-25	FRANK	42729 S.B.D.	MARRICKVILLE	DA. M. K. R.	Q1 Q2 AN KL	AL NG TA	SOLICITOR	SEAFORTH BENSISTE
	1984	ADAMS	NOEL B	35963 C		L G CO DA M K R	Q1 Q2	AL Wd NG TA	MINING	BROKEN HILL
	1991	ADAMS	Wm J ’RINGER’	24965 D.M.CO		L.G.CO DA.M K. R.	Q1 Q2 AN KL	AL NG. Wd. TA	FARMING	ADELONG
		ADAMS	N.C.	C		CO

ACTIONS

AL=ALAMEIN

TA=TARAKAN

CAMPS

L-LIVERPOOL

G=GLENFIELD

CA=CAMPBELLTOWN

CO=COWRA

MILITARY TERMS

CPL=CORPORAL

COY=COMPANY. NAMELY –A. B. C. D. COMPANIES.  HQ =HEADQUARTERS

PL=PLATOON

Wd=WOUNDED

SHIPS

Q1=QUEEN MARY FIRST VOYAGE

Q2=QUEEN AMRY SECOND VOYAGE