RAAF logistics units (General page)
Module name: Units (Australian perspective)
This page was contributed by Dr John Moremon (Australian War Memorial)
1 Mobile Works Squadron07/42 to 08/43Port Moresby
4 Mobile Works Squadron (renamed 4 Airfield Construction Squadron 07/44)07/42 to 09/44Port Moresby, Goodenough Island
5 Mobile Works Squadron (renamed 5 Airfield Construction Squadron 07/44)08/42 to 12/43; 04/44 to 06/44Port Moresby, Goodenough Island; Aitape/Tadji
6 Mobile Works Squadron (renamed 6 Airfield Construction Squadron 07/44)02/43 to 03/45Milne Bay, Kiriwina, Lae, Aitape/Tadji
7 Mobile Works Squadron (renamed 7 Airfield Construction Squadron 07/44)03/43 to 07/44Milne Bay, Goodenough Island, Nadzab, Aitape
10 Works Supply Unit02/43 to 06/44Milne Bay, Lae, Tadji
25 Air Stores Park02/43 to 07/44Lae
26 Air Stores Park06/44 to 01/46Goodenough Island, Tadji
27 Air Stores Park03/44 to 08/44Kiriwina Island, Los Negros
4 Replenishing Centre (disbanded and reformed as 4 Central Reserve)08/42 to 09/44Port Moresby, Waigani, Milne Bay
4 Central Reserve09/44 to 04/46Milne Bay, Alexishafen
10 Replenishing Centre01/44 to 07/44Nadzab
16 Stores Unit (until 04/43, named 6 Stores and Shipping Unit)03/43 to 06/44Port Moresby, Milne Bay, Goodenough Island, Kiriwina Island
17 Stores Unit06/43 to 04/45Milne Bay, Finschhafen
7 Transportation and Movements Office06/43 to 04/46Milne Bay; detachments at Lae, Goodenough Island, Tadji
15 Aircraft Repair Depot03/43 to 07/46Port Moresby
10 Repair and Salvage Unit (redesignated 10 Repair and Servicing Unit in 01/45)02/43 to 11/45Milne Bay, Nadzab, Lae
11 Repair and Salvage Unit01/44 to 09/44Nadzab
12 Repair and Salvage Unit (redesignated 12 Repair and Servicing Unit in 01/45)12/43 to 11/45Kiriwina, Tadji
18 Repair and Salvage Unit (redesignated 22 Repair and Servicing Unit in 01/45)03/45 to 06/45Torokina
22 Repair and Salvage Unit)02/44 to 06/44Nadzab, Cape Gloucester
26 Repair and Salvage Unit06/43 to 08/44Goodenough Island
3 Radio Installation and Maintenance Unit07/44 to 01/46Milne Bay
4 Radio Installation and Maintenance Unit07/44 to 45New Guinea area
1 Malarial Control Unit09/43 to 01/46Milne Bay, Madang
2 Malarial Control Unit01/44 to 07/44Nadzab
1 Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit05/45 to 02/46Lae
20 Medical Clearing Station01/45 to 01/46Tadji
21 Medical Clearing Station10/43 to 08/45Port Moresby
22 Medical Clearing Station02/44 to 07/44Lae, Tadji
23 Medical Clearing Station01/44 to 06/44Lae
24 Medical Clearing Station12/43 to 06/44Nadzab, Cape Gloucester
26 Medical Clearing Station02/44 to 09/44Kiriwina, Milne Bay, Los Negros, Tadji
27 Medical Clearing Station03/45 to 06/45Torokina
2 Medical Receiving Station12/42 to 02/46Milne Bay, Eaneanie, Goodenough Island, Kiriwina Island, Nadzab, Madang
3 Medical Receiving Station10/42 to 04/45Port Moresby, Dobodura, Kiriwina
5 Medical Receiving Station08/43 to 09/44Goodenough Island
7 RAAF Postal Unit03/43 to 07/46Milne Bay, Lae

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