ALLIED GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2

 

The Allied Geographical Section (AGS) was initially located in cramped conditions in Victoria Barracks in Melbourne. On 3 September 1942, the movement of Section personnel to Brisbane was completed and AGS was established in the Permanent Bank building at 115 Queens Street in Brisbane not far from MacArthur's General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area GHQ SWPA. The transfer for records and equipment from Melbourne to Brisbane was delayed due to congestion on the rail network. At the time of the movement to Brisbane, AGS had already completed 14 Terrain Studies and 6 additional studies were in progress.

The Allied Geographic Section provided topographic information on the South West Pacific Area which was poorly mapped up until that time. 

1942 MILITARY PHONE BOOK FOR BRISBANE

DIRECTOR:
    Major W.V Jardine-Blake

ASSISTANT:
    Captain P.A. Reid

AIR OFFICER:
    Captain John M. Russel

HYDROGRAPHIC SECTION:
    Pay-Lieut. A.J. Rycroft
    Lt. Comdr. L.W.S. Wright
    Mt. Leonard Murray

INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS:
    Major N.H. Gallaher
    Capt. W.R.E. Isaacs
    Capt. Harrison Ford
    Lieut. F.E. Williams

NEFIS LIAISON OFFICER:
Lieut. Comdr. F.J. Wissell

SECRETARIAL:
    Civilian Assistants

 

1943 MILITARY PHONE BOOK FOR BRISBANE

DIRECTOR:
    Lt. Col. Jardine-Blake, W.V.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
    Major Smith, A.T.

INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS

    ARMY
        Major Gallaher W.H.
        Capt. Harrison-Ford, C.A.
        Capt. Mason, N.K.
        Capt. Forbes, I.G.
        Capt. Cumpston, J.S.
        Lt. Davidson, C.B.

    NAVY
        Lt. Rycroft, A.J.
        Sub. Lt. Burt, A.P.W.
        Sub. Lt. Dence, A.S.
        Sub. Lt Carruthers, T.R.

     AIR
         S/Ldr. Thompson, F.R.
         F/O Avdall, E.G.
         F/O May, T.B.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER:
    Lt. Fraser, V.F.B.

RESEARCH:
    Capt. Russell, J.M.

REPRODUCTION:
    Lt. Coote, G.G.

RECORDS:

SECRETARIAL:
    Typistes

 


Photo:- via Peter Donoghue

 Captain Colin B. Davidson of AGS in 1945 at the age of 43 years

 

 

CONSOLIDATED LIST OF KNOWN AGS PERSONNEL
TO SEPTEMBER 1945

Source: R.R.E. Bowd, A Basis for Victory: The Allied Geographical Section 1942-1946 (Canberra: Australian National University, 2005)

ADVANCED ECHELON

1. ABRAMS, Charles, Tec 4, (US) (Supply)
2. ALLEN, Glen O., Capt., (US) (IO)
3. ALLEN, Richard D., Tech 4, (US) (Supply)
4. ANDERSON, Lawrence C., M/Sgt., (US) (Reproduction)
5. ARCHER, J.S., Cpl, (RAAF) (Photo Lab)
6. AVDALL, E. Gerald, F/Lt, (RAAF) (Geographical Names)
7. BARNES, Jack, C., 1st Lt, (US) (Research)
8. BEAVER, Walter D., Capt., (US) (Amphibious Section)
9. BERESFORD, S.A., Sgt, (AIF) (Distribution)
10. BILODEAU, Kenneth R., Tec 4, (US) (PI)
11. BLAKE, W.V. Jardine-, Col, (AIF) (Director)
12. BOOHER, Glen L., Tec 5, (US) (Photo Lab)
13. CAPSTICK, Robert W., Tec 3, (US) (Photo Lab)
14. CARPENTER, Charles E., Tec 5, (US) (Distribution)
15. CARRUTHERS, T.R., Lt, (RANVR) (Editor)
16. CAVE, Benjamin, E., Capt., (US) (Amphibious Section)
17. CHANG, Sowkhing, Sgt, (AIF) (Geographical Names)
18. CHILDERS, James, Cpl, (US) (PI)
19. CLARK, W.W., Sgt, (AIF) (Reproduction)
20. CLAUDIO, Anibal, Tec 5, (US) (Administration)
21. COOTE, George G., Lt, (AIF) (Reproduction)
22. CREAGER, Paul Y., Jr, Tec 4, (US) (Drafting)
23. DAVIDSON, COLIN B., Capt., (AIF) (Supervising IO)
24. DOLEY, S., Sgt, (RAAF) (Drafting)
25. DOYLE, James A., M/Sgt, (US) (PI)
26. DUMESTRE, Cel J., 1st Lt, (US) (PI)
27. ELLIOT, E.W., Cpl, (AIF) (Administration)
28. EWENS, A.G., S/Sgt, (AIF) (Administration)
29. FERTIG, Claude E., Lt. Col, (US) (Executive Officer)
30. FORBES, I.G., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
31. FRIEND, L.N., L/Sgt, (AIF) (Photo Lab)
32. GELKE, James R., Tec 4, (US) (Secretary to Director)
33. GUDGEON, Russell D., Maj., (US) (IO)
34. HAEGE, Robert E., Tec 5, (US) (Typing Pool)
35. HAIRE, J.T., Lt, (AIF) (IO)
36. HANSFORD, G.B., S/Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
37. HATTER, J.R., Sgt, (AIF) (Distribution)
38. HAUSER, Henry F., Maj., (US) (PI)
39. HAYES, C.M., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
40. HAYS, Morris H., Tec 5, (US) (Informants)
41. HERALD, A.A., Maj., (AIF) (IO)
42. HILL, F.P., Sgt, (AIF) (Drafting)
43. HUNT, Daniel S., Jr, Tec 5, (US) (Maps)
44. HINTON, R., Sgt, (AIF) (Drafting)
45. HUETER, Ernest B., Maj., (US) (Amphibious Section)
46. HUEY, B.W.A., Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
47. HUGHES, J., Cpl, (AIF) (Drafting)
48. IBARRA, Raul, Tec 5, (US) (Reproduction)
49. KAPLAN, Hershel S., Tec 3, (US) (Drafting)
50. KING, William L., Pvt., (US) (Supply)
51. KOHLMANN, Paul A., Tec 5, (US) (Records)
52. KRIEG, Edward A., Maj., (US) (IO)
53. KRUTZKE, Herbert G., Capt., (US) (PI)
54. KUYKENDALL, Kenneth A., 2nd Lt, (US) (PI)
55. LAU, Wilson B., 1st Lt, (US) (Administration)
56. LEAR, J.C.R., Cpl, (AIF) (Maps)
57. LEVY, Henry Jr, Tec 5, (US) (Research)
58. LEWANDOWSKI, Henry, Cpl, (US) (PI)
59. MAHER, J.E., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
60. MANOS, Manouel J., Tec 4, (US) (Typing Pool)
61. MARQUART, Otto, 1st Lt, (US) (IO)
62. McCABE, Cornelius T., 1st Lt, (US) (LO)
63. McMANAMON, James E., Tec 4, (US) (PI)
64. MITCHELL, James A., 1st Lt, (US) (PI)
65. MONTAGUE, Paul B., Pvt, (US) (Distribution)
66. MOREAU, Hector A., 1st Lt, (US) (PI)
67. NEUMANN, S.R., Cpl, (AIF) (Distribution)
68. NEWMAN, F.F., F/O, (RAAF) (IO)
69. NEWHAM, N.W., Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
70. OFFERMAN, Henry, Pvt., (US) (Typing Pool)
71. O'HALLORAN, J., Cpl, (AIF) (Drafting)
72. PALLISTER, J.W., Lt, (RAN) (IO)
73. PEDERSEN, Marvin H., Tec 5, (US) (Typing Pool)
74. PERKINS, George F., Tec 3, (US) (PI)
75. PHIFER, James, Capt., (US) (LO)
76. PIERCE, Wilbur J., Maj., (US) (LO)
77. PISTELL, Robert K., Tec 5, (US) (PI)
78. POST, Donald A., Tec 5, (US) (Distribution)
79. POSTER, Gerbrand, 1st Lt, (US) (IO)
80. POWELL, B., Cpl, (AIF) (Distribution)
81. PROCTOR, John R., Tec 5, (US) (Administration)
82. PUNTER, H., Maj., (AIF) (IO)
83. QUINLAN, G.H., WOII, (AIF) (Drafting)
84. ROBERTS, T.F., Lt Cdr, (RANVR) (IO)
85. ROSENBERG, Kenneth N., Tec 5, (US) (Motor Pool)
86. ROSSON, Virgil C., Tec 5, (US) (Administration)
87. RIDDELL, R.C.T., Cpl, (AIF) (Drafting)
88. RYAN, J.H.P., Lt, (RANVR) (IO)
89. RYAN, Robert B., 1st Lt, (US) (IO)
90. RYAN, Richard K., T/Sgt, (US) (Drafting)
91. SCARUFFI, Louis F., Tec 5, (US) (Typing Pool)
92. SCHEUER, Joseph, Tec 4, (US) (Administration)
93. SHACKEL, R.D.P., Cpl, (AIF) (Records)
94. SHACKELFORD, G.R. Jr, Pvt, (US) (Motor Pool)
95. SHIELDS, William B., 1st Lt, (US) (LO)
96. SILVA, Ernest R., T/Sgt, (US) (PI)
97. SILVERSTEIN, Sidney, Tec 5, (US) (Motor Pool)
98. SLAVEN, Thomas, Cpl, (RAAF) (Administration)
99. SMITH, A.L., Sgt, (AIF) (Drafting)
100. SMITH, A.T., Lt. Col, (AIF) (Technical Director)
101. STEVENS, Houston F., Tec 5, (US) (Typing Pool)
102. SULLIVAN, John J. Jr, 2nd Lt, (US) (PI)
103. SZALKOWSKI, Theodore, Tec 5, (US) (PI)
104. THOMAS, F.G., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
105. TOBIN, John P., Lt. Col, (US) (LO)
106. VEAL, Harlan K., S/Sgt, (US) (PI)
107. WADDELL, C.W., Lt, (AIF) (IO)
108. WATKINS, William J., Pvt, (US) (Typing Pool)
109. WEST, Charles A., Tec 3, (US) (Administration)
110. WHITLOCK, N.G., LAC, (RAAF) (Photo Lab)
111. WILLIAMS, Robert N., Maj., (US) (IO)
112. WILLIS, E.A., Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
113. WOLCOTT, Roger D., Maj., (US) (IO)
114. WOLF, Kenneth R., Pvt, (US) (Typing Pool)
115. WORTHINGTON, N.A., Capt., (AIF) (IO)

REAR ECHELON

1. AKKERMAN, K., Capt., (RNA) (IO)
2. ALCOCK, Antoinette Lucille, Cpl, (AWAS) (Records)
3. ALLAN, L. Gordon, Sgt, (AIF) (Reproduction)
4. AMES, A.A., Pte, (AIF) (Administration)
5. AMOS, N.A.G., Lt, (AIF) (Reproduction)
6. BAIRD, Edith Lillian, Pte, (AWAS) (Records)
7. BARSKY, L., Tec 5, (US) (Drafting)
8. BATTEN, J.A., Lt, (RANVR) (IO)
9. BEESON, L.W., Lt, (RANVR) (IO)
10. BLAIR, C.F., F/Lt, (RAAF) (IO)
11. BOTTOMLEY, Elsie Mildred, Miss, (Typing Pool)
12. BOYAN, (nee Henry Mandonald) J., Cpl, (AWAS)
13. BRADFORD, Marie Pratricia, Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
14. BRADLEY, J., Lt. Col, (US) (Engineer Officer)
15. BRADSHAW, S.R., Cpl, (AIF) (Administration)
16. BROWN, John C., Mr, (Administration)
17. BRYNE, John, Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
18. BULLOCH, Kenneth W., F/Lt, (RAAF) (IO)
19. BUNJES, M.P., Mr, (IO)
20. BURT, A.P., Lt, (RANVR) (Editor)
21. BURTON, S.L., Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
22. CAMPBELL, A., Capt., (Hydrographic Branch)
23. CHALMERS, Gwen Lorraine, Cpl, (WAAF) (Research)
24. COLLIER, Mary, Miss, (Research)
25. COMMERFORD, Annie Mary, Miss, (Typing Pool)
26. CONNELLY, C.J., S/Sgt, (AIF) (Administration)
27. COOKE, Pratricia Marion, Sgt, (WAAF) (Typing Pool)
28. COURTNEY, J.W., SP(X)2c, (USN)
29. CRADDOCK, J.M., Cpl, (AIF) (IO)
30. CRIST, (nee Tilly) Marjorie, Sgt, (AWAS) (Administration)
31. CULLEN, Mary Glasson, Mrs, (Typing Pool)
32. CUMPSTON, J.S., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
33. CUNNINGHAM-TWEEDIE, A., Mr, (IO)
34. CUYLENBERG, R.E.H., Cpl, (AIF) (Library)
35. DALEY, (nee Rodger) Beryl Jane, Mrs, (Typing Pool)
36. DAVIDSON, Dorothy Eileen, Cpl, (AWAS) (Geographical Names)
37. DAY, P.R.H., Lt, (AIF) (IO)
38. DE CHANEET, E.G., Lt, (AIF) (IO)
39. DENCE, A., Lt, (RANVR)
40. DE VERTEUIL, J.P.
41. DE WILDE DE LIGNY, Mr (NEI Government)
42. DODDS, J., Cpl, (AIF) (Reproduction)
43. DOMAN, Lorna, F/Sgt, (WAAF) (Editorial)
44. DONK, W., Capt.
45. DOUW VAN DER KRAP, J., Lt Cmdr, (RNN)
46. DUFFY, Veronica Merle, Mrs.
47. EDWARDS, C.P., F/O, (RAAF) (IO)
48. EDWARDS, J.G., Sgt, (AIF) (Administration)
49. EDWARDS VAN MUYEN, L.N.B., Mr, (IO)
50. EVANS, Hazel Pearl, Sgt, (AWAS) (Administration)
51. EVERETT, Hazel J., Pte, (AWAS) (PI)
52. FLEMING, Mary Margaret, Miss, (Typing Pool)
53. FOSSEY, J.A., Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
54. FRANCIS, E.D., Maj., (AIF) (OC Rear Echelon)
55. FRASER, V.F.B., Lt, (AIF) (Administration)
56. GALLAHER, W.H., Lt Col, (US) (IO)
57. GARDNER, J.A., Mr, (IO)
58. GLAESSNER, M.F., Prof., (Palaeontologist)
59. GLEED, Margaret, Sig-wm, (AWAS) (Administration)
60. GLOVER, W.B., Cpl, (AIF) (Reproduction)
61. GRACE, Gilda Ellen, Cpl, (AIF) (Research)
62. GRACE, R.W.P., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
63. GREEN, D., Lt, (Adjutant)
64. GROENENDAAL, P.J., Lt, (Informants)
65. GROUCUTT, Z.L., Asst S.O., (Geographical Names)
66. GULLICK, Flora Elmire Davidgo, Pte, (AWAS)
67. GUNN, R.F., Mr.
68. GWYTHER, Lois S., A/Sgt, (WAAF) (Typing Pool)
69. HANNETT, C.A., Sgt, (RAAF) (Drafting)
70. HARDIE, H., Cpl, (RAAF) (Drafting)
71. HARDWICK, R.K., Mr, (IO)
72. HARRISON-FORD, C., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
73. HAWKINS, Ena, Cpl, (AWAS) (Photofiles)
74. HENDERSON, Barbara Joan, Sgt, (AWAS) (Administration)
75. HENSLEY, Veronica, Mrs, (Typing Pool)
76. HODGE, Nora Isobel, Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
77. HOLSTER, J.S., Lt, (LO)
78. HOOGENKAMP, J.G., S/Lt, (RNN) (Informants)
79. HORN, Elsa, Miss, (Typing Pool)
80. HORSTINK, M., Capt., (NEI) (IO)
81. IRVING, Dorothy Wendy, Sgt, (AWAS) (Research)
82. ISAACS, W.R.E., Maj., (AIF) (IO)
83. JARROTT, M.R., Pte, (AIF) (Informants)
84. JOHNSON, Edith D., Mrs, (Typing Pool)
85. JOHNSON, Kathleene Margaret, Cpl, (AWAS) (Maps)
86. JOHNSTONE, (nee Smiles), Dorothy Anne, Sgt, (AWAS) (Records)
87. KING (nee Warner), Mabel Jean, Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
88. KLEERKOPER, S.E., 2nd Lt, (NEI) (IO)
89. LANCELOT, M., Vdg, (IO)
90. LASKIE, R.J., WOII, (AIF) (Drafting)
91. LEE, Nita Lorraine, ACW, (WAAF) (Research)
92. LEMP, Lilian Susan, Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
93. LINDSAY, M.C., Cpl, (AIF) (Drafting)
94. LOCHER, G.W., Dr, (IO) (NEI Government Anthropologist)
95. LUCAS, Naomi Margaret, Cpl, (AWAS) (Administration)
96. McDONALD, Ethel May, Cpl, (AWAS) (Administration)
97. McFARLANE, Margaret, Cpl, (WAAF) (Typing Pool)
98. MacGILLIVRAY, Isa Joyce, Cpl, (AWAS) (Distribution)
99. McMASTER, Rita, Miss, (Typing Pool)
100. MacROBERT, I., Lt, (RANVR) (IO)
101. MACE, N., Maj., (British Army) (IO)
102. MARSHALL, A.J., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
103. MARTIN, Margaret, Cpl, (AWAS) (Administration)
104. MASON, N.K., Capt, Capt., (AIF) (OC Sydney Detachment)
105. MASON, T.G., Mr, (IO)
106. MAY, T.B., Flg Off, (RAAF) (IO)
107. MILLARD, Lola Shirley, Miss, (Typing Pool)
108. MILLER, H.A., Mr, (IO)
109. MILLS, S.W., Lt, (AIF) (Reproduction)
110. MODISTACH, L.H., Lt, (AIF) (IO)
111. MULHERAN, Maureen, Miss, (Typing Pool)
112. MURPHY, A.P., Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
113. MURRAY, CBE, H.L., The Hon., (Hydrographic Branch)
114. MURRAY, R.E., Dr, (Medical Officer)
115. NASH, Berenice Mary, Miss, (Typing Pool)
116. NEW, F.T., Cpl, (RAAF) (Reproduction)
117. NEWNHAM, N.W., Sgt, (AIF) (IO)
118. NIXON-SMITH, A.F., Lt, (Distribution)
119. OAKLEY, E.W., Mr, (LO)
120. O'BRIEN, Mavis, Miss, (Typing Pool)
121. OSBORNE, Dorothy I., Cpl, (WAAF) (Drafting)
122. PAPADOPOULOS, Anthony E., Sgt, (AIF) (Roads of Japan)
123. PARKER, (nee Urquhart), Jean Lois, Cpl, (WAAF) (Secretary to
Director)
124. PERRY, Agnes, Cpl, (AWAS) (Administration)
125. POLLARD, F.H., Lt, (AIF) (LO)
126. PONDER, Harriet W., Mrs, (Research)
127. POWER, Patricia Lomasyne Desmond, Pte, (AWAS) (Records)
128. PRYCE, S.E.T., F/Lt, (RAAF) (IO)
129. PURNELL, Nell, Cpl.
130. RAFTERY, G.A., Lt, (AIF) (IO)
131. REID, P.A., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
132. REINDERHOFF, G.L., Capt., (NEI) (IO)
133. RENNER, H.M., Cpl, (AIF) (Drafting)
134. ROHRLACH, V.D., Sgt, (CMF) (Distribution)
135. ROSENBERG, June, Cpl, (WAAF) (Administration)
136. ROSENOW, Margaret Ann, Pte, (AWAS)
137. ROUTLEY, W.F., Lt Col, (AIF) (Engineer Officer)
138. RUSH, E.G., Pte, (AIF) (Administration)
139. RUSSELL, J.M., Maj., (US) (LO)
140. RYCROFT, A.J., Lt, (RANVR) (IO)
141. RYDER, P., Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
142. SANTOS DE SOUSA, A., Mr, (IO)
143. SCHOON, P.J., Vdg, (IO)
144. SCULLY, E.S., WOII, (AIF) (Drafting)
145. SCHOLTE, A., Adjudant, (Informants)
146. SIMMONS, L.O., Cpl, (RAAF) (Reproduction)
147. SPEERING, D.J., Pte, (AIF) (Administration)
148. STANTON, Edna May, Sgt, (AWAS) (Informants)
149. STEDMAN, R.H., Sgt, (AIF) (Drafting)
150. STOKES, Madge Lesley, Pte, (AWAS) (Distribution)
151. SWEATMAN, H.I., Cpl, (Administration)
152. TAGGART, G., F/Sgt, (WAAF) (Typing Pool)
153. TENNANT, Elsie, Cpl, (AWAS) (Administration)
154. THOMAS, H.K., Mr, (IO)
155. THOMPSON, F.R., S/Ldr, (RAAF) (Research)
156. TIEFENBRUN, J., Mrs, (Typing Pool)
157. TURTON, (nee Frazer) Vida F.B., Lt, (AWAS) (Adjutant)
158. TYLER, W.H., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
159. TYSON, Lola, ACW, (WAAF) (Research)
160. VAN ALLER, L., Miss, (Research)
161. VANDERPOOL, J.L., Cpl, (US) (Driver)
162. VAUGHAN, M.M., Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
163. VEAL, June, Miss, (Typing Pool)
164. WABEKE, B.H., Ensign, (USN) (Research)
165. WADDLE, Valcie Phylis, Sig-wm, (AWAS) (Administration)
166. WADE, A., Dr, (Advisory Geologist)
167. WARK, Barbara Mary, Cpl, (AWAS) (Editorial)
168. WEATHERSTONE, Helen, Cpl, (WAAF) (Drafting)
169. WIJGERS, H., Sgt, (NEI) (Informants)
170. WILEY, Joyce Veronica, Miss, (Typing Pool)
171. WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Edith, Cpl, (AWAS) (Drafting)
172. WILLIAMS, F.E., Capt., (AIF) (IO)
173. WILLIAMSON, A.D., Cpl, (WAAF) (Research)
174. WILSON, G., LAC, (RAAF)
175. WILSON, V.M., Pte, (AWAS)
176. WINTON, M.B., Pte, (AWAS) (Administration)
177. WISSEL, F.J., Lt Cdr, (RNNR) (IO)
178. WISSEL, F.J., Mrs, (Research)
179. WOODS, Eleanor Dorothy, Cpl, (WAAF) (Typing Pool)
180. WRIGHT, J.J.H., WOII, (AIF) (Drafting)
181. WRIGHT, L.W.S., Lt Cdr, (Retd), (RN) (IO)
182. YOUNG, Violet, Cpl, (AWAS) (Administration)

 

Overall Allied Intelligence Organisation in SWPA May 1943

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Reuben Bowd for his assistance with this web page.

I'd also like to thank Peter Donoghue for his assistance with this web page. Peter is the grandson of Captain Colin B. Davidson of AGS.

 

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