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Brief History
Established in 1906 with two six inch guns at Arthurs Head overlooking the Fremantle port entrance, a late 1940 re-organisation of coast defence, it was manned by a mix of permanent military personnel and militiamen, it was known as Arthur Battery. In late 1942 the large guns were moved to a new battery site at Buckland Hill in Mosman Park. In February 1943 the site became known as Leighton Battery. Meanwhile the smaller guns from Arthurs Head moved to a new Harbour Battery.
From early 1943 VDC soldiers from F Company, 3rd VDC Battalion
Unit Personnel
- Violet Whitehouse 6 Sep 1944 - 9 Apr 1945
Notes