World War 2 - Australian
Military Districts, Commands and Lines of Control
Some terms relating to military control of geographic areas are almost synonymous.
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Queensland - 1st Military District (1 MD) from 1911, with undermentioned variations:
Including:
Casino, Lismore, Grafton (NSW); and
Northern Territory [7th Military District from 1942]
Northern Command (NC) from 1939. Administered by Qld Line of Communications Area (Qld L of C Area).
Enlistment registration series commences with Q. -
New South Wales - 2nd Military District (2 MD) from 1911, with the undermentioned variations :
Including:
Wodonga, Barnawartha, Chiltern and Tallangatta (Vic)
Excluding:
Casino, Lismore and Grafton (Qld);
Broken Hill, Torrowangee and Silverton (SA);
Corowa, South Corowa, Mulwala, Moama, Mathoura and Deniliquen (Vic);
Eastern Command (EC)from 1939. Administered by NSW Line of Communications Area (NSW L of C Area).
Enlistment registration series commences with N. -
Victoria - 3rd Military District from 1911 with undermentioned variations:
Including:
Corowa, South Corowa, Mulwala, Moama, Mathoura and Deniliquen (NSW)
Excluding:
Wodonga, Barnawartha, Chiltern and Tallangatta (NSW);
Southern Command (together with SA and Tas) from 1939. Administered by Vic Line of Communications Area (Vic L of C Area).
Enlistment registration series commences with V. -
South Australia - 4th Military District (4 MD) from 1911 with the undermentioned variations:
Including:
Broken Hill, Torrowangee and Silverton (NSW)
Southern Command (together with Vic and TAS) from 1939. Administered, together with NT, by SA Line of Communications Area (SA L of C Area).
Enlistment registration series commences with S. -
Western Australia - 5th Military District
Western Command from 1939. Administered by WA Line of Communications Are (WA L of C Area).
Enlistment registration series commences with W. -
Tasmania - 6th Military District
Administered by Tas Line of Communications Area (Tas L of C Area).
Enlistment registration series commences with T. -
Northern Territory - 7th Military District [From 1939]
Administered, (excluding Darwin) by SA Line of Command Area (SA L of C Area).
Enlistment registration series commences with D. -
Papua and New Guinea - 8th Military district [From 1939].
Enlistment registration series P and later PG.