13 Australian Radar Detachment, Australian Army, in Australia during WW2

13 AUSTRALIAN RADAR DETACHMENT
AUSTRALIAN ARMY
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

13 Australian Radar Detachment, in the Australian Army, was formed at Signal Hill, at South Head in Sydney, New South Wales in December 1943. The Unit relocated to Townsville in north Queensland in May 1944 to operate the surface search radar being installed to support Magnetic Battery on Magnetic Island. Its role was to cover the approaches to the port of Townsville.

The radar unit was located on a high knoll above Orchard Rocks on the north eastern side of Magnetic Island between Radical Bay and Florence Bay. 13 Australian Radar Detachment operated the radar until Magnetic Battery was closed down in March 1945 and 13 Australian Radar Detachment was disbanded.

Magnetic Island during WWII

REFERENCE BOOKS

The Unit Guide, The Australian Army 1939-1945 Volumes 1 - 6
by Graham McKenzie-Smith

Discovering Magnetic Island
by James G. Porter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Graham McKenzie-Smith and Sue Jacob for their assistance with this web page.

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