NELLY BAY GUNSITE
16 HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY

visits since 8 August 2000

16 Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery had an anti-aircraft position at Nelly Bay on Magnetic Island. Philip Dulhunty (philip@dulhunty.com) was stationed at this anti-aircraft battery during World War 2. He was also stationed at the Anti-aircraft battery at Mount St. John (Gunsite 393) in Townsville adjacent to Garbutt airfield.

He has sent me the following pictures of a recent nostalgic visit to the anti-aircraft battery location at Nelly Bay.

An overgrown gun pit revetment at Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island	An overgrown gun pit revetment at Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island
One of the concrete gun pits still standing at Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island	A view of the Nelly Bay road, ocean on the left gun pit on the right, on the road John Bulman and son Tim
John Bulman and son Tim amongst the bougainvillea at Nelly Bay

Were you stationed at Nelly Bay during World War 2?

If you were, I'd like to hear from you

Anti-aircraft Batteries in the Townsville area during WW2

16 HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY
at Mount St. John, Townsville

14 HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY
At the Oval and Parap in Darwin

"DARWIN BOMBED"
THE UNIT HISTORY OF 14 HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY
By Jach Mulholland

Heaps of WW2 books available at Amazon.com

This page first produced 8 August 2000

This page last updated 03 Apr 2002