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    1. Re: Searchlight Battery
    2. In a message dated 19/11/2002 9:21:12 pm. W. Australia Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Thanks for that Graham ... at least I might be able to work out what it was my father was doing ... Bright Blessings Sandie > Hi Sandie > > 69 Mobile Searchlight Battery was formed at Wyalla, SA in August 1942 and > moved to Fremantle in August 1943. > > They moved north to Batchelor (S of Darwin) in June 1944 and to Hughes > Airstrip in August 1944. > > They moved south to Adelaide in November 1944 and were disbanded in January > 1945. > > This is a summary of the database printout for this unit and if you are > interested you could get a copy of the full listing of the unit's location > at the end of each month during the war. This is available from Grimwade > Publications at [email protected] for the modest cost of $10 per unit. > > Cheers > > Graham McKenzieSmith > >

    11/19/2002 01:34:42