3RD MILITARY DISTRICT
OF THE  AUSTRALIAN ARMY IN AUSTRALIA
IN SEPTEMBER 1939

In September 1939, the 3rd Military District of the Australian Army covered all of Victoria. The headquarters for the 3rd Military District was located in Melbourne.

3rd Military District: HQ Melbourne, Victoria

Base Units

2nd Heavy Brigade, RAA : Queenscliff
     4th Heavy Battery, RAA (PF): Queenscliff
     104th Heavy Battery, RAA (M): Queenscliff
      5th Heavy Battery, RAA (PF): Nepean
      105th Heavy Battery, RAA (M): Nepean

3rd Fortress Company, RAE (PF): Melbourne and Queenscliff

6th Heavy Brigade, RAA: Williamstown
     18th Heavy Battery, RAA (PF): Williamstown
     118th Heavy Battery, RAA (M): Williamstown
     19th Heavy Battery, RAA (PF): Williamstown
     119th Heavy Battery, RAA (M): Williamstown

4th Anti-Aircraft Battery and Cadre, RAA: Queenscliff

2nd Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Battery, RAE: Caulfield

34th Fortress Company, RAE: East Melbourne

2nd Light Tank Company, Australian Tank Corps: Caulfield

2nd Cavalry Division

22nd Field Brigade, RAA (44th Bty): Richmond
     40th Field Battery: Albury

2nd Field Squadron, RAE: Melbourne

1st Armoured Car Regiment (The Wimmera Regiment) (Attached): Horsham

17th Light Horse (M.G) Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Light Horse) (Attached): Bendigo

3rd Cavalry Brigade: HQ Melbourne
     4th/19th Light Horse Regiment (Corangamite Light Horse/The Yarowee Light Horse): Warrnambool
     8th Light Horse Regiment (The Indi Light Horse): Benalla
     13th Light Horse Regiment (The Gippsland Light Horse): Sale
     20th Light Horse Regiment (The Victoria Mounted Rifles): Seymour
     26th Light Horse (M.G.) Regiment: Ararat

3rd Infantry Division

HQ Royal Australian Artillery: Melbourne
     2nd Field Brigade, RAA (4th, 5th, 102nd Btys): East St. Kilda
     4th Field Brigade, RAA (10th, 11th, 104th Btys): East St. Kilda
     8th Field Brigade, RAA (29th, 30th, 108th Btys): North Carlton

4th, 10th, 15th Field Companies, RAE: East Melbourne

4th Infantry Brigade: HQ Melbourne
     22nd Battalion (The South Gippsland Regiment): Leongatha
     29th Battalion (The East Melbourne Regiment): Fitzroy
     46th Battalion (The Brighton Rifles): Brighton

10th Infantry Brigade: HQ Caulfield East
     24th/39th Battalion (The Kooyong Regiment/The Hawthorn-Kew Regiment): Surrey Hills
     37th Battalion (The East Gippsland Regiment): Sale
     52nd Battalion (The Gippsland Regiment): Dandenong

15th Infantry Brigade: HQ Brunswick
     57th/60th Battalion (The Merra Regiment/The Heidelberg Regiment): Preston
     58th Battalion (The Essendon-Cobourg-Brunswick Regiment): Moonee Ponds
     59th Battalion (The Hume Regiment): Coburg

4th Infantry Division

10th Field Brigade, RAA (37th, 38th, 110th Btys): East Melbourne

15th Field Brigade, RAA (22nd, 24th, 112th Btys): East Melbourne

2nd Medium Brigade, RAA (5th, 6th, 7th Btys): St. Kilda

No. 2 Artillery Survey Company: Prahran

2nd Field Company, RAE: Melbourne

6th Field Company, RAE: Ballarat

Nos. 1, 2, 3 Companies, 4th Divisional Signals: South Melbourne

2nd Infantry Brigade: HQ Melbourne
     5th Battalion (The Victoria Scottish Regiment): South Melbourne
     6th Battalion (The Royal Melbourne Regiment): Carlton
     14th Battalion (The Prahran Regiment): Prahran
     32nd Battalion (The Footscray Regiment): Footscray
     The Melbourne University Rifles (Attached): The University, Carlton

6th Infantry Brigade: HQ Melbourne
     7th Battalion (The North West Murray Borderers): Mildura
     8th Battalion (The City of Ballarat Regiment): Ballarat
     23rd/21st Battalion (The City of Geelong Regiment/The Victoria Rangers): Geelong
    38th Battalion (The Bendigo Regiment): Bendigo

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