WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Gove (Yirrkala),
Millingimbi,
Noonkanbah,
Truscott,
Bathurst Island,
Birdum,
Fenton,
Coomalie,
Katherine,
Alice Springs,
Darwin,
Batchelor,
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Air Force,
Service branch
Signals,
Unit
8 Wireless Transmission Station,
Alternative unit name
North-Western Area Telecommunication Unit,
Subordinate units
North Western Wireless Transmission Station,
North West Australia Headquarters Telecommunication Unit,
North West Australia Telecommunications Unit,
Darwin Signals Section,
Date arrived in NT
1944-07-15,
Date left the NT
1946-02,
History
The Unit was formed 15 July 1944. It had previously been a detachment of 11 Signals Unit. It had a number of name changes over the course of its life before disbanding February 1946.,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Royal Australian Air Force,
Air Force,
Signals,
North-Western Area Telecommunication Unit,
North Western Wireless Transmission Station,
North West Australia Headquarters Telecommunication Unit,
North West Australia Telecommunications Unit,
Darwin Signals Section,
Australia,
8 Wireless Transmission Station,
North Western Wireless Transmission Station,
North West Australia Headquarters Telecommunication Unit,
North West Australia Telecommunications Unit,
Darwin Signals Section,