Hills Wartime Heroes

As stated by Ron Smith, the names of many military personnel were not recorded on any known Honour Roll. 

In 2007 The Hills Shire Library Service began to consolidate the names of earlier residents of The Hills Shire who served in

• The Boer Wars
• World War 1
• World War 2

The service followed on from the work of:

• The Mitchell Electorate Australia Remembers Committee
• Baulkham Hills Shire Patriotic Fund Book (which was recently discovered).

The Internet provided wonderful resources to expand the project. It then became known as Hills Wartime Heroes.

Information added to this comprehensive database includes details of residents:

• who were born in The Hills Shire and participated as military personnel
• and those who worked at the 103rd General Hospital at William Thompson Masonic School site

The project has been painstakingly compiled by:

• Library volunteer Ian Beckett assisted by Pam Trimmer and Trevor Patrick from The Hills District Historical Society Inc
• Ron Smith from Castle Hill RSL Club, and
• Noelene Pullen, previously Development Officer - Local Studies, The Hills Shire Library Service

You can view these records as an Online Table.

If you have information on residents who qualify for inclusion in Hills Wartime Heroes please contact the library.

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, it is subject to human error. Users should always check the original source. Discrepancies have been found between different official records. 

 

Abbreviations

Below is a list of abbreviations used in the Hills Wartime Heroes database. Note that not all abbreviations shown on official records have locatable glossary meanings or definitions. All care was taken in compiling this list of abbreviations. However it may be advisable to check official records shown on relevant websites as data is often revised. Numbers shown with names are either Regimental numbers (WW1) or Service numbers (WW2).

A Emp C Australian Employment Company	INDEP Independent
A tk Anti tank	Inf Infantry
a/c Aircraft	ITB Infantry Training Battalion
AA Tn C Australian Army Transportation Corps	ITU Infantry Training Unit
AA Anti Aircraft	KIA Killed in action
AACS Australian Army Canteen Service	L of C Lines of Communication
AAD Advanced Ammunition Depot	L/S Leading Seaman
AADC Anti aircraft Defence Commander	LAA Bty Light anti aircraft battery
AAMC Australian Army Medical Corps	LAA Light anti aircraft
AAMWS Australian Army Medical Women’s Service	LACW Leading aircraft woman
AANS Australian Army Nursing Service	LAD Light Aid Detachment
AAOC Australian Army Ordnance Corps	L-Bdr Lance Bombardier
AAOD Army Aviation Operating Detachment	L-Cpl Lance Corporal
AAPS Australian Army Postal Service	Ldg Landing
AAPS Australian Army Postal Service	LDGSTO Leading Stoker
AASL Anti Aircraft Search Light	Ldry Laundry
AB Able Seaman	LH Bde Light Horse Brigade
ABSA Australian Base Sub Area	LH Light Horse
AC 1 Aircraftman Class 1	LHA Landing ship assault
AC 2 Aircraftman Class 2	LHQ Land Headquarters
AC Aircraftman	LHR Light Horse Regiment
ACC Army Catering Corps	L-Sgt Lance Sergeant
ACS Army canteen service	LST Landing ship tank
ACS Airfield Construction Squadron	Lt Cdr Lieutenant Commander
Act Sgt Acting Sergeant	Lt Lieutenant
Act Acting	Lt-Col Lieutenant Colonel
ACU Airfield Construction Unit	M/T Motor Transport
ACW Aircraftwoman	MAC Motor Ambulance Convoy
ACW1 Aircraftwoman Class 1	Maint Maintenance
AD Aircraft Depot	Maj Major
Adm Administration	MC Motor Cycle
AFC Australian Flying Corps	MCS Medical Clearing Station
AFV Armoured Fighting Vehicle	Mech Mechanic/mechanical
AGH Australian General Hospital	MG Bn Machine Gun Battalion
AGS Allied Geographical Section	MG Coy Machine Gun Company
AGT Australian General Transport Company	MG Sqn Machine Gun Squadron
AHQ Air Headquarters	MG Machine Gun
AIB Australian Infantry Brigade/Battalion	MIA Missing in Action
AIF Australian Imperial Force	MMG Medium Machine Gun
AIT Australian Infantry Transport	Mob Mobile
AJTLMS Australian Jungle Trunk Line Maintenance Section	MTMB Medium Trench Mortar Battery
AKW Aircrew	MU Maintenance Unit
AMAC Australian Motor Ambulance Company	NEA North Eastern Area
Amb Ambulance	NEAHQ North Eastern Area Headquarters
AMC Australian Medical Corps	NGF New Guinea Force
AMCG Australian Movement Contingent Group	NGIB New Guinea Infantry Battalion
AMEC Australian Mechanised Equipment Company	NOK Next of kin
AOD Army Ordnance Depot	NTF Northern Territory Force
AOS Air Observers School	OA Ordnance Artificer
AOW Advanced Ordnance Workshop	Ops Operation/Operational
Armd Armoured	Ord Ordnance
Art Artillery	OTU Operational Training Unit
ASC Australian Contingent (Peacekeeping)	Para Parachute/Parachutist
ASD Advanced Supply Depot	Per Personnel
Aust Inf Australian Infantry	PIB Papuan Infantry Battalion
Aust Australia/Australian	Pk Park
AUX Auxiliary	PL Platoon
AWAS Australian Women’s Army Service	PO Petty Officer (RAN)
BCOF British Commonwealth Occupation Force	PO Pilot Officer (RAAF)
Bde Brigade	POSTO Petty Officer Stoker
Bdr Bombardier	POW Prisoner of War
BIPOD Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot	Pro Provost
BKS Barracks	PTC Personnel Transit Centre
BMH Base Medical Hospital	Pte Private
Bn Battalion	RAA Royal Australian Artillery
BOD Base Ordnance Depot	RAAF Royal Australian Air Force
BRIT COM British Commonwealth Base	RAANS Royal Australian Army Nursing Service
Bty Battery	RAE Royal Australian Engineers
C & MU Care and Maintenance Unit	RAN Royal Australian Navy
C Sig C Corps Signal Company	RCSU Rescue and Communication Unit
C Tps Corps Troops	RDR Radar
CA Coastal Artillery	Rec Camp Recreation Camp
Capt Captain	Rec Recovery
Cav Cavalry	Recce Reconnaissance
CCS Casualty Clearing Station	Regt Regiment
CERA Chief Engine Room Artificer	Reinft Reinforcement
Cfn Craftsman	Res Reserve
Col Colonel	Rly CC Railway Construction Company
Col/Unit Collection Unit	Rly Coy Railway Company
COLM Column	Rly Railway
COMM Communication	RRD Redbank Reinforcement Depot
Constr Construction	RSU Repair and Salvage Unit (RAAF)
Conv Convalescent	RSU Repair and Servicing Unit
Coy Company	RTC Replacement Training Centre
Cpl Corporal	S A School of Artillery
Cps Corps	S/L Searchlight
CTC Camel Transport Corps	S/L Squadron Leader (RAAF)
CTSC Corps Troops Supply Column	Sec Section
CU Communication Unit	Sgt Sergeant
DAC Divisional Artillery Column	SHQ Station Headquarters
Dept Depot	SIB Special Investigation Branch
Det Detachment	Sig Signalman/signal/s
Detn Bks Detention Barracks	SME School of Military Engineering
Div Division	Spec Special
DMS Deputy Military Secretary	Spr Sapper
DOI Died of illness	Sqn Squadron
DOW Died of wounds	SRD Services Reconnaissance Department
DPA Director of Personnel Administration	S-Sgt Staff Sergeant
DUKW Detroit United Kaiser Works Amphibious Load Carrier	Stn Station
Dvr Driver	Sup Supply/supplies
EA Eastern Area	Sup/Colm Supply Column
ED Embarkation Depot	SWS Shore Wireless Service (RAN)
EFTS Elementary Flying Training School	TACT Tactical Transport
EMP Employment	TD Tank Division
ENGR Engineer	TECH Technical
eqpt Equipment	TF Training Force
ERA Engine Room Artificer	Tk A Tank Attack
ES Engineering School	Tk Tank
FAB Field Ambulance Brigade	TMO Transportation and Movements Office (RAAF)
FCE Field Company Engineers	Tn Transportation
Fd Amb Field Ambulance	TO Training Officer
Fd Butch Field Butchery	Tpr Trooper
Fd Regt Field Regiment	TPT Transport
Fd Field	Trng Training
F-Lt Flight Lieutenant	TRP Troop
FO Flying Officer	TU Training Unit
F-Sgt Flight Sergeant	UK United Kingdom
Gen Hosp General Hospital	VDC PTD Volunteer Defence Corps Part Time Duty
Gnr Gunner	VDC Volunteer Defence Corps
GP Group	Veh Vehicle
GR General Reconnaissance	VPW Vehicle Park Workshop
Grn Garrison	WAAAF Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force
GT General Transport	WAAC Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
HAA Heavy Anti Aircraft	WKS Works
HAG Heavy Artillery Group	Wksp Workshop
HBCCU Heavy Bomber Crew Conversion Unit	WO Warrant Officer
Hosp Hospital	WO2 Warrant Officer- 2nd Class
HQ Headquarters	X List of members who are absent
HQS Headquarters Support
Hvy Heavy