Mechanical Equipment Company/ies

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Mechanical Equipment Companies (RAE) - WW2

Plant Operations.  At the start of the war the Australian Army had little in the way of mechanical equipment (earthmoving / grading / excavation / bulldozers) and most heavy plant work was done by civilian contractors. With the return from the Middle East of the railway construction companies, they were converted to mechanical equipment companies and in 1944 several field companies were also converted as mechanical equipment became more avaliable.

These elements were controlled by the Royal Australian Engineers and comprised both 2nd AIF and Militia (AMF) entities.  In latter day parlance these entities became Plant Troops, generally embedded in Construction Squadrons.

These included:

2nd/1st Mechanical Equipment Company

1 Australian Mechanical Equipment Platoon

2 Australian Mechanical Equipment Platoon

3 Australian Mechanical Equipment Platoon

21st Mechanical Equipment Company

22nd Mechanical Equipment Company

23rd Mechanical Equipment Company

24th Mechanical Equipment Company

1 Australian Spare Parts Depot RAE

1 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

2 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

3 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

4 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

5 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

6 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

7 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

8 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

9 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

10 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

11 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

12 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

13 Australian Mechanical Equipment Spare Parts Section

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