Controlling series unregistered

Register of File Movements, 21 May 1921 -

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Function and purpose

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was established in 1921 and series A9301 was created by the RAAF in the same year. A9301 records the service history of enlisted RAAF personnel (members who were not officers). The records consist of manila folders, arranged numerically by service number, containing various RAAF forms, cards and correspondence. Information includes: enlistment papers; personal record of service – airmen; medical history; and, discharge information. Files may contain documents relating to contact between the holding office and RAAF members (and their descendants or other interested parties) after the member left the service.

The series was discontinued in 1959 after the creation of series A703 ‘Correspondence files multiple number (Canberra) series’. In 1993, the series was transferred into archival custody. At time of transfer the records were held by the Discharged Personnel Records Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff - Personnel (ACPERS-AF). Prior to transfer into archival custody, the Department of Defence amalgamated some records from series A9301 into series A9300 (RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948). This was the agency’s standard administrative practice in cases where enlisted personnel were promoted to the rank of officer. The person’s earlier service history (enlisted personnel file) was added to the file created for them when they became an officer.

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The series is made up of manila files containing paper forms, cards and correspondence.

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Arranged numerically by service number

Relationships with other records

Some records of identical character to those in this series may be raised in CRS A705 [Correspondence files, multiple number (Melbourne) series] and identical to records in that series.

The files of RAAF officers are held in series A9300 ‘RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948’. Some files from A9301 have been amalgamated with files in A9300. When enlisted personnel were promoted to the rank of officer, it became the agency’s administrative practice to add a person’s earlier service history (enlisted personnel file) into the file created when they became an officer.

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