ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES PORT KEMBLA,
NSW
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WWII
| 3 Coy N.S.W. AA & Coast Artillery Signals | 6 Aust AA & FRT Coy RAE | 8 AA Bty later 8 HAA Bty (Static) later 8 HAA Bty (LE) at No 1 Showground |
| 8 HAA Bty (VDC) | 12 AA Ops Room (VDC) | 17 AA Bty later 17 HAA Bty (Static) |
| 57 AA SL Coy later 57 AA SL Bty later 57 SL Bty (Mixed) later 57 SL Bty (LE) |
57 SL Bty (VDC) ex 209 & 210 SL Bty (VDC) |
63 AA SL Coy later 63 AA SL Bty later 63 SL Bty (Mixed) later 63 SL Bty (LE) |
| 75 AA SL Coy | 145 AASL
Section later 145 AA SL Troop later 120 Heavy SL Troop |
146 AASL
Section later 146 AASL Troop later 121 Heavy SL Troop |
| 147 AASL
Section later 147 AA SL Troop |
147 LAA Bty | 148 AASL
Section later 148 AA SL Troop |
| 149 AASL
Section later 149 AA SL Troop later 122 Heavy SL Troop |
150 AASL
Section later 150 AA SL Troop later 123 Heavy SL Troop |
151 AASL
Section later 151 AA SL Troop later 124 Heavy SL Troop |
| 152 AASL
Section later 152 AA SL Troop |
153 LAA Bty | 158 LAA Bty later 158 LAA Bty (Static) |
| 209 SL Bty (VDC) | 210 SL Bty (VDC) | 223 AASL
Section later 223 AA SL Troop later 206 Medium SL Troop |
| 224 AASL
Section later 224 AA SL Troop later 207 Medium SL Troop |
378 HAA Gun Station | 378 HAA Tp (Static) |
| 378 HAA Tp (VDC) | 379 HAA Gun Station | 379 HAA Troop (Static) |
| 379 HAA Troop (VDC) | 380 HAA Gun Station | 380 HAA Troop (Static) |
| 380 HAA Troop (VDC) | 381 HAA Gun Station | 521 Heavy SL
Troop (VDC) later 159 SL Troop (VDC) |
| 522 Heavy SL
Troop (VDC) later 160 SL Troop (VDC) |
523 Heavy SL Troop (VDC) | 524 Heavy SL Troop (VDC) |
| 658 LAA Bty
(Static) at No. 1 Showground |
658 LAA Bty (VDC) | Gun Ops
Room (Kembla) later AA Ops Room (Kembla) later Kembla AA Ops Room later 12 AA Ops Room at Five Islands Rd, Unanderra |
| HQ AA Group (Kembla) later HQ Kembla AA Group later HQ 12 AA Group |
HQ Kembla AASL Battalion | HQ Kembla AASL Regiment |
The following Units were located in a holding pattern in the Port Kembla area but were not involved operationally:-
| HQ 5 AA Group | HQ 6 AA Group | 7 AA Ops Room |
| 33 HAA Battery (Static) | 82 Mobile SL Battery | 83 Mobile SL Battery |
| 435 HAA Troop (Static) | 436 HAA Troop (Static) | 440 HAA Troop (Static) |
| 441 HAA Troop (Static) | 551 LAA Battery (Static) | 605 LAA Troop (Static) |
Coastal Defences Port Kembla, NSW
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