My father was a volunteer militia serviceman in Moss Vale NSW sometime during the above time period. When they were called up to the AIF for service in Singapore my father was not included as he was considered in an essential employment. Are there records of service for these militia men?
My grandfather was not allowed to enlist either as he was an essential worker (electrical mechanic). I believe he was trained under the CTTS (Commonwealth Technical Training Scheme) in Maryborough, Victoria. But unfortunately I haven’t had any luck finding any listing of either the men in essential works or the training. Considering my grandfather was made to move to Bendigo to work in the ordnance factory, you think there would have been some list of the movements of these people. I’ve contacted everyone I can think of, so … I would also like to know if anyone knows where such records can be found. Good luck!!
Hi folks, welcome to the forum. Have you tried the DVA nominal roll or the public record office in your state?
No to either one Julia, I will give it a try and I am going to try records search with the Defence Departments records in Melbourne.
Thank you for your response.
As far as I know, most military records are on this naa site.
Hello Albatross,
Thanks for your post. The National Archives does hold records for Volunteer Militia servicemen.
We can assist with your search if you would like to lodge a reference inquiry using the following form - General reference inquiry form - RefTracker (naa.gov.au)
Thanks,
Leslie (NAA)
Dear Cate,
Thanks for your post. We do hold records of the CTTS. Please fill out the following form and we can help you with the search.
Civilian service during World War II inquiry form - RefTracker (naa.gov.au)
Thanks,
Leslie
Thank you Leslie. I was very excited to receive this email.
I have filled out the form and hopefully submitted it. Once I pressed submit, it just went back to an empty form again??? I’m waiting a bit to see if I get an email to say its been received before I redo it and inundate you with the same request!
Regards,
Cate
