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| − | Formed in Fremantle during February 1942 by splitting the | + | Formed in Fremantle during February 1942 by splitting the [[5th Australian Anti Aircraft Battery]], their HQ element was not formed until July when it moved to South Beach to control the ''418th Gun Station'' in Skinner street, and the ''420th Gun Station at Scotsman's Hill''. In November 1942 ''Battery HQ 29th AA Battery'' moved to Buckland Hill in November 1942 and added the ''417th Gun Station'' at Rottnest to their unit, as well as a month later the ''419th Gun Station'' at Buckland Hill. |
| − | When the ''HQ 22nd | + | When the ''HQ 22nd Anti-Aircraft Battery'' arrived in March 1943 they took over the ''420th and 423rd AA Gun Stations'' from the 29th Heavy AA Battery, which in turn took over the ''450th Gun Station'' at East Fremantle, and the ''451st Gun Station'' at North Fremantle. The ''29th Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery'' had now become the '''109th Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery''' with the ''418, 419,450,451 and 420 Gun Batteries''. |
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===Unit Personnel=== | ===Unit Personnel=== | ||
| + | * [[Frederick George (Ted) Price]] 27 Feb - 2 Jan 1944 - see also 420 Gun Station | ||
| + | * [[Roy Lance Cornell]] 16 Jul - 27 Sep 1943 | ||
====417th Gun Station==== | ====417th Gun Station==== | ||
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====420th Gun Station==== | ====420th Gun Station==== | ||
* [[Roy Searle Williams]] 14 July 1941 - 29 Nov 1944 | * [[Roy Searle Williams]] 14 July 1941 - 29 Nov 1944 | ||
| + | * [[Frederick George (Ted) Price]] 22 Aug 1942 - March 1945 | ||
====423rd Gun Station==== | ====423rd Gun Station==== | ||
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Brief History
Formed in Fremantle during February 1942 by splitting the 5th Australian Anti Aircraft Battery, their HQ element was not formed until July when it moved to South Beach to control the 418th Gun Station in Skinner street, and the 420th Gun Station at Scotsman's Hill. In November 1942 Battery HQ 29th AA Battery moved to Buckland Hill in November 1942 and added the 417th Gun Station at Rottnest to their unit, as well as a month later the 419th Gun Station at Buckland Hill.
When the HQ 22nd Anti-Aircraft Battery arrived in March 1943 they took over the 420th and 423rd AA Gun Stations from the 29th Heavy AA Battery, which in turn took over the 450th Gun Station at East Fremantle, and the 451st Gun Station at North Fremantle. The 29th Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery had now become the 109th Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery with the 418, 419,450,451 and 420 Gun Batteries.
In early 1943 troop numbers in WA began to decrease as the threat of a landing or raid on Perth/Frenatle diminished and VDC soldiers began ther training so that they could take over manning the Gun Stations, supplemented by regular army NCOs. As the threat diminished even more gun stations began to close, and Battery HQ moved to the Artillery Barracks, Fremantle. 419 HAA Troop and 450 HAA Troop weredisbanded and 451 moved to Buckland Hill. Buckland Hill was handed over to other troops and 51 HAA troop was disbanded, while Battery HQ and 418 HAA Troop managed the remiaing sites on a care and Maintenance basis until the end of the war.
Unit Personnel
- Frederick George (Ted) Price 27 Feb - 2 Jan 1944 - see also 420 Gun Station
- Roy Lance Cornell 16 Jul - 27 Sep 1943
417th Gun Station
418th Gun Station
- George Millman 21 Nov 1942 - 10 Jan 1943 & 28 Mar - 13 Apr 1943
419th Gun Station
- George Millman 31 Aug - 21 Nov 1942
420th Gun Station
- Roy Searle Williams 14 July 1941 - 29 Nov 1944
- Frederick George (Ted) Price 22 Aug 1942 - March 1945
423rd Gun Station
- George Millman 11 Jan - 25 Mar 1943
450th Gun Station
451st Gun Station
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 3 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 3.270 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018