SRD CAREENING BAY, GARDEN ISLAND, WA
ALLIED INTELLIGENCE BUREAU
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

In mid 1944, SRD Careening Bay was established as a training base at Careening Bay on Garden Island off the Western Australian coast near Fremantle for the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD). It was a forward base of Allied Intelligence Base operations staged from Western Australia. It was also used as a watercraft instruction base until the end of the war.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to than Graham McKenzie-Smith AM for his assistance with this web page.

REFERENCES

"The Unit Guide, The Australian Army 1939-1945, Volume 2 of 6, Headquarters, Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured and Intelligence Units" by Graham McKenzie-Smith AM

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This page first produced 30 August 2022

This page last updated 30 August 2022