1 RTU 1940s & 50s

7

Back Row L-R: ‘Snowy Robinson, Ted Ilton, Max Conradi, Ian Wright, George Parnell, ‘Possum’ Richardson, Arthur Mead, Johnny Morris, Dave Youren.

Centre Row L-R: Arthur ‘Gus” Comer, Stuart Lowe, Cec Selwood, Alan Pinches, Ron Wilkinson, Ted Scholz, Ron Frost, Keith Bond, Con Morley.

Front Row L-R: John Ashcroft, Gil McAinsh, Dave Lovell, Harry Bilske, Les Jenkins, Sqn Ldr Eckert, F/Sgt Noel Winnett, Owen Thiele, Fred Knott, Ivan Vater, George Reynolds.

67
01JUN49-24AUG49

119
SGT HALING

Back Row L–R: Sumner?, Kevin Brown, Norman Hobbins, Ron Goodship, Dennis Hallinon, Bill Childs.

Middle Row L–R: Jim McCormack, Gordon Williams, Eric? Bulter, John Beumlant?, Albert Elliot, Stuart Wilson.

Front Row L–R: Harry Murray, Roy Wolmer, Jeff Pasco, Sgt. Haling, Ken Dillon, Reg Tarrilington?, Leslie Clark (Lofty).

221
SEP52- NOV52

273

12MAY52-01AUG52

319
27AUG53-16OCT53

341
1954
RAAF BASE URANQUINTY
CPL McPHAIL

341 Continued

Graham "Pinky" Matthews and "Bunny" Potts

Recruit Bob Keelan beside new Mess at RAAF Base Uranquinty

346
15NOV54 - 06FEB55
RAAF RICHMOND

376
CPL Ernie MacDONALD , SGT FAY, FSGT MURRAY
SQNLDR Tom JANES C.O,

378
JAN56
CPL DAWSON

1956 Unknown Course

Front row 2 from right as viewed former Fsgt L.B. " Harry" Hawkes Inst Fitt

379

383
05MAR56 - 25MAY56
RICHMOND

383 Contd

Roy Baden Rush - FIN ACCTO

Merv Day - AIRCRAFT WELDER

404
CPL's Laurie PATCH & Bob ASHTON
Ex RAF

405
1956
RICHMOND
CPL E J PANTON

406 - 408 NO DETAILS

409
NOV56

410 -412 NO DETAILS

and course numbers not appearing

means we have no info-sorry.

413
1957
CPL Cliff EVANS

415
1957

419
RICHMOND

420
RICHMOND
MAY- JULY

421

BACK: F. ?Dykstra?, ?B or ?D. Goodwin, N. Johnson, D. Etheil??, F. Bryant, J. Elshaw, J. ?Itl???, P. Archibald, B. Driscoll, W. Clancy.

FRONT: N. Reid, B. Parkes?, P. Johnson, Andrew Gordon Thompson, J. Nassim??, D. Funell?, B. Douglas.

426
JUN_AUG57
CPL COOPER

432
AUG57
RICHMOND
CPL Joe ASHTON

433
SEP57

434
SEP57

444

445
Richmond
10FEB58 to 02MAY58.
CPL TAYLOR
This was the last course to finish at Richmond
as 1RTU had completely moved to Rathmines

Drill instructor Corporal Taylor
demonstrating a handheld Bren gun.

446
11FEB58- 19MAY58
CPL Ken HODGES
Started at Richmond, concluded at Rathmines

447

Course Instructor Cpl Ken Hodges, squatting at nose of Meteor.

Others

Digby Forbes standing far left

Geoff Reddish standing 5 from far right

J E Clapham

A Taylor

D Mainwaring

N Rutherford

N Moore

E Sanderson

K Humphries plus others

Geoff Reddish supplied photo and current names.

450
RATHMINES

476
JUL- OCT58

480
1958
CPL ASHTON

483
OCT -DEC58
RATHMINES
CPL Norm BUSH and CPL WHITEHEAD

494
Rathmines
1959

497
Rathmines
1959

500
CPL ASHTON

Standing from Left. Noel Winter, Chillcott, Truscott, Unknown, Bob

Iverach,\. Unknown, Unknown, Richard (Dick) Grechian,Unknown, Unknown, Cpl

Cooper, then 7 Unknown, Koch, Unknown.

Front Row. From Left 3 unknown, Ken Hillebrand, then 4 unknown.

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Back:- R.Scott, P.Schulz, G.Humphury, L.Turner, D.Hutchison, J.Blackley, Cpl. Cliff EVANS, J.Kane, C.Meirs, A.Hampton, N.Darr, N.McKellar, J.Jeffries.

Center:- C.Hayes, W.Ellis, D.O’Sullivan, R.Goodwin, M.Thompson, B.Denning, G.Jones, J.Kelly, J.Gabriel, R.Cambell, R.Edwards

Front:- K.Frost, R.Swarzes, J.Hay, D.Sharp, J,Green, P.McKusker, R.Leggett, R.Trafford, A.King.

Back Row third from right Cliff Layton

503

Dates ????

5MAY-31JUL59
CPL'S Ron “Pommy” WILLIAMS and
Fred HUNTLEY.

511
AUG- OCT59
RATHMINES
CPL CALLAGHAN
"CALLAGHANS CREW CUTS"

512

516
SEP59
CPL Jim ALLEN

521
JAN- MAR60
Rathmines
CPL Bob ASHTON

512

CPL HUNTLEY

CPL WILLIAMS

Back L to R. Brian Gillham, Tim Chubb, Brian Batty, Dennis Jeffreys, Virgil Boston, Ted Backhouse, Ronald Thompson, ? Christianson, "Tex" Heron, Wally Wurm, John Blackley, Nick Carter,Jim Byrnes.

Front L to R.

Harry Everingham, Brian Charlton, Peter Hennesy, Norm Taylor,

Ron Hogno, Brian Passfield, John Revell, (absent Tom Darcy)