Description of series:
Records contained in this series cover a variety of army personnel matters; both at the individual, and at the formation level. The arrangement of the records is by subject category, each category identified with a unique infix number. Subject categories, and their distinctive infix numbers, are as follows;
- General [GP1/-, GP2/-, GP3/-, GP4/-, GP5/-, GP6/-],
- New Guinea and Northern Territory Forces [GP/8/-],
- 1st Australian Army [GP9/-],
- AAMC [Australian Army Medical Corps] [GP12/-],
- AWAS [Australian Women's Army Service] [GP14/-],
- AAMWS [Australian Army Medical Women's Service] [GP15/-],
- Permanent Forces [GP17/-],
- Ordnance Corps [GP18/-],
- Honours and Awards [GP19/-],
- Allied Forces [GP20/-],
- Appointments and Transfers [GP21/-],
- DCM [District Court Martial] Proceedings [GP22/-],
- AAPC [Australian Army Pay Corps] [GP23/-],
- POWs [GP25/-],
- Imperial Forces [GP26/-],
- AAD [Australian Army Dental] [GP28/-],
- RAE [Royal Australian Engineers] [GP29/-],
- RAA [Royal Australian Artillery] [GP31/-],
- Discharges and Releases [GP35/-],
- AASC [Australian Army Service Corps] [GP37/-],
- Leave and Relief [GP38/-],
- Education [GP39/-],
- Amenities [GP41/-],
- Advanced Line Head-Quarters [GP42/-],
- BCOF [British Commonwealth Occupation Force] [GP43/-].
A Defence Department Board of Survey culled this series prior to its transfer to archives.
Administrative information
The following data was keyed from the paper documentation:
Form number: CA 17
Creating department: Army, Army Headquaters, Central Registry
Transferring department: Army, Army Headquarters, Secretary's
Branch, Central Registry
Date of transfer: 12/08/1964
Archives file number: RWM30/2/26
MP727/1 has been intellectually converted to series, CRS B1827, Group [Army Formations] correspondence files, multiple number series with 'Gp' prefix, but have not been physically converted. The records in this series should be requested under the MP727/1 number.