56th Australian Special Wireless Section
From Our Contribution
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Brief History
Formed at Bonegilla in Victoria during October 1942 as a Type B signals interrupt unit. Their role being to intercept enemy signals traffic which could then be decrypted and analysed with intelligence personnel. In April 1943 the unit moved to Cannington in Western Australia to work with 3rd Corps Signals, but in June a half of the personnel moved to Kalinga in Queensland
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 4 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, pages 4.541 & 4.542 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018