S 9 Northern Territory Force

Headquarters 7th Military District

3 Apr 1942

31 Oct 1943 — Adelaide River

19 Jun 1942 — Berrimah

31 Oct 1943

Headquarters Fortress Area

Darwin

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 808098

31 Oct 1943

Headquarters Covering Force

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 865134

Headquarters District Reserves

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 006044

19th Machine Gun Regiment

(236 Light Aid Detachment)

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 867153

15 Jan 1942 — Winnellie

Still There — 30 Sep 1942

Headquarters Royal Australian Artillery 7th Military District

(Previously Headquarters Royal Australian Artillery  6th  Division)

(Later Headquarters Royal Australian Artillery 12th Division

3 Apr 1942

Arrived — 13 Apr 1942 — Noonamah

Renamed Headquarters Royal Australian Artillery 12th Division

1 Feb 1943

31 Dec 1944 — Darwin

Headquarters Coastal Defence East, Emery, West Batteries

3 Apr 1942 — Larrakeyeh

East — 3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 782152

Emery — 3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 776094

West — 3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 719113

Wergite — 31 Oct 1943 — Darwin

2/14th Field Regiment

(83 Light Aid Detachment)

20 Jul 1941 — Winnellie

To — 20 Nov 1941 — Nightcliffe

Move Out Of Area From

23/31 Jan 1943

64 Bty Embarked — 12 Nov 1943 — Cairns

Disembarked — 19 Nov 1943 — New Guinea

Remainder Of Unit Embarked

2 Jan 1944 — Brisbane

Disembarked — 16 Jan 1944 — New Guinea

1 Jan 1945 — New Britain

Embarked — 20 Dec 1945

Disembarked — 29 Dec 1945 — Melbourne

18th Field Battery Y Troop

(283 Light Aid Detachment)

3 Apr 1942 — Parap

M Anti Tank Battery

(Previously 41 Battery 11 Anti Tank Regiment)

Embarked — 24 Jan 1942              Sydney

Disembarked — 6 Feb 1942              Darwin

9 Feb 1942              Noonamah

Still In Area — 6 Dec 1942

Headquarters Anti Aircraft Group

3 Apr 1942              Map Ref 851105

31 Dec 1942              Larrakeyah

1st Light Anti Aircraft Regiment

(Headquarters Wireless Section Signals Section )

19 May 1942 — Batchelor

16 Jan 1943 — Batchelor

2nd Anti Aircraft Battery

Located — 1 Jan 1942              Berrimah

1 Sect — 1 Jan 1942              Batchelor

Still There — 31 Dec 1942

12th Anti Aircraft Battery

19 Jun 1942 — Darwin Oval

2 Dec 1942 — Baragoola

25 Aug 1943 — Draper

Dec 1944 — Draper

14th Anti Aircraft Battery

Located — 10 Dec 1940 — Larrakeyah

To — 2 Aug 1941 — Winnellie

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 827165

Entrained Alice Springs

19 Feb 1943

22nd Anti Aircraft Battery

3 Apr 1942 — Berrimah

23 Apr 1942 — Batchelor

22 Jul 1942 — Noonemah

Entrained Alice Spings

11 Feb 1943              To Adelaide

9th Survey Battery

Located — 1 Sep 1940 — Darwin

31 Dec 1941 — Larrakeyah

Headquarters Royal Australian Engineers 7th Military District

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 037018

19 Jun 1942 — Map Ref 140389

Becomes Headquarters Royal Australian Engineers 12th Division

15 Jan 1943 — 57 Mile Peg

7th Military District Survey Section

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 028019

Adelaide River

15 Jan 1943 — Larrakeyah

2/11th Field Company

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 028019

23rd Field Company

5 Jan 1942 — Winnellie

5 Jul 1943 — Victoria

Embarked — 12 May 1944 — Brisbane

Disembarked — 16 May 1944 — New Guinea

Embarked — 18 Sep 1944 — New Guinea

Disembarked — 25 Sep 1944 — Green Is

31 Jul 1945 — Bougainville

Darwin Fortress Company Royal Australian Engineers

3 Apr 1942 — Map Ref 782142

1/54 A A S L — 3 Apr 1942 — Mcmillan

19 Jun 1942 — Adelaide River

15 Dec 1942 — Darwin

54 Field Park Company

13 Jun 1942 — Adelaide River

Moved — Queensland

Jul 1944 — Queensland

2/4th Pioneer Battalion

6 Sep 1941 — Noonimah

Left In Flight From — 11 Mar 1943 — Noonimah

19 Apr 1943 — Kerberton

Embarked — 11 Apr 1945 — Australia

Disembarked — 19 Apr 1945 — Morotai

Embarked — 2 Jun 1945 — Morotai

Disembarked — 10 Jun 1945 — Labuan

Embarked — 16 Jan 1946 — Labuan

Disembarked — 26 Jan 1946 — Brisbane

Headquarters Signals 7th Military District

3 Apr 1942              Map Ref 085962

Cipher Sections Located

1 Jul 1942              Adelaide River

Still There — 30 Jun 1943              Adelaide River

79 Cipher Section

Detachments Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Katherine

2 Jul 1943 — Adelaide River

80 Cipher Section Headquarters

24 Oct 1944 — Darwin

31 May 1946 — Darwin

Fortress Signals

3 Apr 1942 — Larrakeyah

15 Dec 1942              Fort Darwin

51st Australian Wireless Section

19 Jun 1942 — Map Ref 10354024

Located 1 Jun 1944 — 57 Mile Peg

Still There — 30 Apr 1945

Headquarters 9 Wireless Section & Park Company

Embarked — 12 Apr 1941 — Sydney

Disembarked — 22 Apr 1941 — Darwin

Unit Shown In New Guinea

1 Sep 1943 — New Guinea

Embarked — 1 Oct 1944 — New Guinea

Disembarked — 8 Oct 1944 — Brisbane

Embarked — 4 May 1945 — Brisbane

Disembarked — 13 May 1945 — Morotai

Dades — 3 Apr 1942 — Katherine

15 Dec 1942 — Katherine

4th Independent Company

27 Mar 1942              Katherine

Detachments in Daly, Katherine, Viuce R , Roper River

Sections Moved — 12 Sep 1942              Timor

Main Body Embarked — 22 Sep 1942

Disembarked — 24 Sep 1942              Timor

Embarked — 9 Jan 1943              Timor

Disembarked — 10 Jan 1943              Darwin

3rd Australian Infantry Brigade

2 Mar 1942              Darwin

275 Light Aid Detachment 2/108 Light Aid Detachment

15 Jan 1943              Darwin

Out of NT — 16 Apr 1943

1 Oct 1943              Dicks Creek

Still There   May 1944

7th Infantry Battalion

Under Command Fortress

30 Jun 1942 — Darwin

Located — 7 May 1942 — Southport Rd

1 Sep 1942 — Bynee Rd

To — 2 Oct 1943 — Victoria

Embarked — 24 Apr 1944 — Cairns

Disembarked — 30 Apr 1944 — New Guinea

Embarked — 9 Oct 1944 — New Guinea

Disembarked — 19 Oct 1944 — Siling Is

To — 27 Apr 1945

27th Infantry Battalion

Located — 15 Dec 1941 — Winnellie

Alice Springs entrained

4 Apr 1943 — Adelaide

27 Apr 1945

Embarked — 24 May 1944 — Cairns

Disembarked — 27 May 1944 — New Guinea

Arrived — 25 Sep 1944 — Green Is

2 Apr 1945 — Terekina

43rd Infantry Battalion

Arrived — 23 Dec 1941 — Noonamah

4 Apr 1943 — Adelaide

Still In Aust — 18 Jul 1944

23rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters

"K" Section Signals

To — 10 Apr 1941 — Darwin

23 Brigade Defence Platoon out of NT

22 Sep 1943

108 Light Aid Detachment reorganised

   Oct 1943

Embarked — 2 Apr 1944 — Cairns

Disembarked — 3 Apr 1944 — New Guinea

1 May 1944 — Bougainville

Embarked — 2 Apr 1946 — Bougainville

Disembarked — 7 Apr 1946 — Sydney

8th Infantry Battalion

14 Feb 1942 — Darwin Area

Left in flights from NT — 17 Sep 1943

19th Infantry Battalion

1 Nov 1941 — Parap

Move in flights from NT

22 Sep 1942

Embarked — 4 Jul 1943 — Cairns

Disembarked — 7 Jul 1943 — New Guinea

   Dec 1944 — New Britain

Embarked — 28 May 1945 — New Britain

Disembarked — 1 Jun 1945 — Cairns

23rd/21st Infantry Battalion

Drafts from NT — 30 Jun 1943

NT Force Australian Army Service Corps Headquarters

3 Apr 1942 — 22 Mile Peg

R Comd NTP/ Australian Army Service Corps

20 Mar 1943 — Noonimah

Now 7 Company Australian Army Service Corps

Disbanded — 1 Nov 1945 — South Australia

"C" Section 8th Australian Division Ammunition Sub Park

1 Nov 1941 — Larrimah

1 Jan 1942

Ceased to exist — 18 Aug 1942

124 Reserve NT Company

1 Dec 1941 — Darwin

Originally 7 Military District Reserves NT

31 Jul 1942 — Darwin

Becomes 140 GT Company

10  Aug 1942

Medical

2/12th Field Ambulance

9 Sep 1941 — Winnellie

Left Darwin — 20 Jan 1943

To Queensland — 30 Sep 1943   to Queensland

17th Field Ambulance

22 Apr 1942 — Katherine

Left NT — 23 Nov 1943 — To Victoria

Embarked — 12 May 1944 — Brisbane

Disembarked — 20 May 1944 — Lae

Embarked — 23 Jan 1946

Disembarked — 28 Jan 1946 — Townsville

2nd Camp Hospital

6 Feb 1942 — Darwin

2 Oct 1942 — Brisbane

   Dec 1945 — Brisbane