DID A JAPANESE PARTY LAND
AT REDHEAD BEACH, NSW
DURING WW2?

Graeme Steinbeck provided the following War Diary or Intelligence Summaries to me:-

WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Unit: Wallace Battery
Date and Time - From 1-6-42 To 30-6-42

Place:                  Date         Hour     Summary of Events and Information
Fort Wallace         10-6-42     2000     Report that Japanese reserve rations have been found on Redhead beach.

 

WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Unit: Park Bty N.F.D.C.
Date and Time - From 1-6-42 To 31-6-42

Place:                 Date             Hour     Summary of Events and Information
Newcastle           10/6/42                        Report received of possible presence in vicinity of Redhead of a small party of Japanese.

NOTE:  Nearby Fort Redhead is the site of the southern of four Forward Observation Posts (F.O.P.) for Newcastle.

Or was it linked with a possible German Party landing at Yondaio about 10 miles to the south?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank Graeme Steinbeck for his assistance with this web page.

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"Australia @ War"

This page first produced ?? ??? 2008

This page last updated 06 January 2008