ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES PORT KEMBLA, NSW
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII

 

3 Coy N.S.W. AA & Coast Artillery Signals 6 Aust AA & FRT Coy RAE 8 AA Bty
later 8 HAA Bty (Static)
later 8 HAA Bty (LE)
at No 1 Showground
8 HAA Bty (VDC) 12 AA Ops Room (VDC) 17 AA Bty
later 17 HAA Bty (Static)
57 AA SL Coy
later 57 AA SL Bty
later 57 SL Bty (Mixed)
later 57 SL Bty (LE)
57 SL Bty (VDC)
ex 209 & 210 SL Bty (VDC)
63 AA SL Coy
later 63 AA SL Bty
later 63 SL Bty (Mixed)
later 63 SL Bty (LE)
75 AA SL Coy 145 AASL Section
later 145 AA SL Troop
later 120 Heavy SL Troop
146 AASL Section
later 146 AASL Troop
later 121 Heavy SL Troop
147 AASL Section
later 147 AA SL Troop
147 LAA Bty 148 AASL Section
later 148 AA SL Troop
149 AASL Section
later 149 AA SL Troop
later 122 Heavy SL Troop
150 AASL Section
later 150 AA SL Troop
later 123 Heavy SL Troop
151 AASL Section
later 151 AA SL Troop
later 124 Heavy SL Troop
152 AASL Section
later 152 AA SL Troop
153 LAA Bty 158 LAA Bty
later 158 LAA Bty (Static)
209 SL Bty (VDC) 210 SL Bty (VDC) 223 AASL Section
later 223 AA SL Troop
later 206 Medium SL Troop
224 AASL Section
later 224 AA SL Troop
later 207 Medium SL Troop
378 HAA Gun Station 378 HAA Tp (Static)
378 HAA Tp (VDC) 379 HAA Gun Station 379 HAA Troop (Static)
379 HAA Troop (VDC) 380 HAA Gun Station 380 HAA Troop (Static)
380 HAA Troop (VDC) 381 HAA Gun Station 521 Heavy SL Troop (VDC)
later 159 SL Troop (VDC)
522 Heavy SL Troop (VDC)
later 160 SL Troop (VDC)
523 Heavy SL Troop (VDC) 524 Heavy SL Troop (VDC)
658 LAA Bty (Static)
at No. 1 Showground
658 LAA Bty (VDC) Gun Ops Room (Kembla)
later AA Ops Room (Kembla)
later Kembla AA Ops Room
later 12 AA Ops Room
at Five Islands Rd, Unanderra
HQ AA Group (Kembla)
later HQ Kembla AA Group
later HQ 12 AA Group
HQ Kembla AASL Battalion HQ Kembla AASL Regiment

 

The following Units were located in a holding pattern in the Port Kembla area but were not involved operationally:-

HQ 5 AA Group HQ 6 AA Group 7 AA Ops Room
33 HAA Battery (Static) 82 Mobile SL Battery 83 Mobile SL Battery
435 HAA Troop (Static) 436 HAA Troop (Static) 440 HAA Troop (Static)
441 HAA Troop (Static)  551 LAA Battery (Static) 605 LAA Troop (Static)

 

Coastal Defences Port Kembla, NSW

 

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