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World War 1, France, Notes on Bombing, 6810 RAFFERTY, 11 Battalion, 1918

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Extract from Workbook of Notes drawn and compiled by 6810 Corporal James Rafferty, from Victoria Park, 11 Battalion AIF while attending a Bombing Course at the Australian Army Corps School in mid 1918. Page 33 - Blocking and Holding a Block

Historical information

The Australian Corps School in World War I France operated behind the lines, to deliver a program of infantry, specialist weaponry, signals, intelligence and cookery training. It formed part of a training effort at divisional and corps levels that contributed importantly to Australian troops' growing effectiveness. The School’s composition, and what and who it taught s covered in C.E.W. Bean's The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914 - 1918 and Australian Imperial Force Unit War Diaries.

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cwa-org-32-51-076

Contextual information

Original located in Australian Army Museum of Western Australia Archives under PD1906

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Friday, 26 September, 2025

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