WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Bagot and McMillan's Rd. Junction,
Howard Springs Road Junction,
25 Mile Camp,
37 Mile Camp,
16 mile Camp,
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Army,
Service branch
Infantry,
Unit
8 Infantry Battalion,
Alternative unit name
8th Australian Infantry Battalion,
Parent unit
Fortress,
Date arrived in NT
1942-02,
Date left the NT
1945-04-03,
History
8 Infantry Battalion (City of Ballarat Regiment) arrived in Noonamah, 19 February 1942. The Japanese bombers flew over their positions on the way to Darwin. They moved closer to Darwin and camped adjacent to the United States 147 Field Artillery at 17 1/2 Mile Camp at the junction of Howard Springs Road and the Stuart Highway. The Unit went on to fight in Bougainville and New Guinea where Frank Partridge became the only soldier from the Militia to win the Victoria Cross.,
Notes
Dates: -- 16 Mile, February 1942 to October 1943 -- 37 Mile, 30 May 1942 to 15 July 1942 -- 41 1/2 Mile, 8 September 1943 to 3 April 1945,
Language
English,
Subject
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Australia,
Army,
Militia,
Fortress,
8 Infantry Battalion,