"SECTION 22"
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, SWPA
AN INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION
DURING WW2
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Section 22", General Headquarters, SWPA was a multinational organization set up under the Chief Signal Officer at GHQ SWPA, Major General Spencer B. Akin in 1943 to collect electronic intelligence about the increasing number of Japanese radar sets deployed in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).
Unlike Central Bureau, Brisbane, which was a purely cryptologic organization, "Section 22" included personnel from the Navy, Marine Corps, Signal Corps, Army Air Forces, and foreign personnel.
The following entries are from the Military Telephone Books for Brisbane during WW2:-
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OCTOBER 1943 - RESTRICTED
SECTION 22.
| Lt. Commander Mace, J.H. | Room 101 AMP Building |
| F/Lt. Bell, W. | Room 101 AMP Building |
| Lt. Commander Jolley, J.B. | Room 101 AMP Building |
| Lt. Mitchell, R.R. | Room 104 AMP Building |
| Lt. Bullock, H.W. | Room 101 AMP Building |
| Mr. Chanter, N. | 334 Queen St. |
| Capt. Fausett, F. | 334 Queen St. |
| Lt. Hayes, R.G. | 334 Queen St. |
| S/Lt. Taylor, C.R. | 334 Queen St. |
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY MAY 1944 - RESTRICTED
SECTION 22.
| Lt. Col. Albert, P.W. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. Comdr. Mace, J.H. (RANVR) | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. Comdr. Jolley, J.B. (USNR) | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| S/Ldr Bell, W. (RAAF) | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| S/Ldr. Swan, D.E. (RAAF) | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. Bullock, H.W. (RANVR) | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Capt. Fausett, F. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. McCaa, N.M. (USNR) | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Capt. Meade, T.L. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| F/Lt. McCann, L.V.C. (RAAF) | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. Hogan, L.K. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. Feyerherm, V.O. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. Lindsay, R.H. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Lt. Pooley, N.W. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
| Mr. Chanter, N.J. | 1st Floor, Perry House |
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY FEBRUARY 1945 - RESTRICTED
SECTION 22.
| Major Ayre, D.R. (AIF) | Room112a AMP Building |
| F/Lt. McCann, L.V. (RAAF) | Room112a AMP Building |
| Lt. Birk, H.W. (USNR) | Room 110 AMP Building |
| Lt. Feyerherm, V.O. | Room112a AMP Building |
| Lt. Tanner, E.C. | Room 112 AMP Building |
| Mr. Chanter, N.J. | Room 110 AMP Building |
Note: - By February 1945, the Chief Signal Officer was Lt. Col. Ernst, J.M.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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