No. 4 Squadron was a
Royal Australian Air Force fighter and army co-operation squadron. No. 4 Squadron was first formed in 1916 and saw action over the
Western Front, destroying 128 German aircraft. Following the war the Squadron formed part of the British Army of Occupation in Germany until it returned to Australia and was disbanded in 1919. No. 4 Squadron was reformed as an Army cooperation squadron in June 1940. In this role the Squadron supported Allied ground forces in
New Guinea and
Borneo. No. 4 Squadron was renamed
No. 3 Squadron in March 1948.
The first
HMAS Manoora was a motor vessel laid down for the Adelaide Steamship Company by Alex Stephen and Son at
Govan in
Scotland in July
1934, launched on
25 October 1935 and completed in 1935. The ship entered service on the
Cairns to
Fremantle run but was requisitioned by the Navy on
11 October 1939, outfitted at
Sydney for service as an
armed merchant cruiser and commissioned on
12 December 1939. The ship arrived in Sydney on
30 September 1942 and was converted to a
Landing Ship, Infantry (LSI) by
2 February 1943. HMAS
Manoora paid off on
6 December 1947 and was returned to her owners on
31 August 1949. She was sold to an
Indonesian company in
1961 and renamed
Albulombo. The ship was finally sold for scrap to a
Japanese firm in
1972.
The
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) is a regiment of the
Australian Army and part of the
Royal Australian Armoured Corps. It was formed in 1930 through the amalgamation of two other regiments. While the 2nd/14th was disamalgamated into its antecedent units during World War II, it was re-established as a single regiment in 1949. During the Cold War the regiment was a
Citizens' Military Forces armoured regiment. The Regiment was re-equipped with
ASLAV vehicles between 2001 and 2004 and became a Regular Army unit in 2005.
No. 13 Squadron of the
Royal Australian Air Force is currently a RAAF Reserve unit located in
Darwin. No. 13 Squadron was first established in 1940 as a general reconnaissance squadron equipped with
Lockheed Hudson aircraft. In this role the Squadron participated in the unsuccessful defence of the
Netherlands East Indies in 1941-42. No. 13 Squadron conducted raids over the Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies until 1943 when it was reequipped and primarily operated in the anti-submarine role until the end of the war. Future Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam served as a navigator with the Squadron during this period. While No. 13 Squadron was disbanded in 1946 it was re-established as a non-flying Air Force Reserve Squadron located at
RAAF Base Darwin in 1989.
HMAS Sirius (formerly MT Delos) is a commercial
tanker that was purchased by the
Royal Australian Navy and converted into a fleet replenishment vessel to replace
HMAS Westralia.
Delos was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in
South Korea and was purchased by the Australian Government on completition.
Delos was converted to her new role at
Fremantle and was commissioned into the RAN on
16 September 2006.
Sirius is expected to remain in service for approximately 15 years.
The
Australian 4th Armoured Brigade was an
Australian Army brigade of
World War II. The Brigade was formed in January 1943 to provide armoured support for
Australian Army units operating in the
South West Pacific Area. The Brigade was never intended to serve as a single formation, rather its role was to provide a pool of armoured units from which units and sub-units could be provided to augment infantry forces. The Brigade was also responsible for developing doctrine and specialised armoured vehicles for armoured warfare in tropical terrain. Several detached regiments and squadrons from the 4th Armoured Brigade saw action in New Guinea, Bouganville and Borneo. The 4th Armoured Brigade was disbanded in March 1946.
No. 11 Squadron of the
Royal Australian Air Force is a maritime patrol squadron. No. 11 Squadron was formed in September 1939 and deployed to
Port Moresby in
New Guinea later that year. Upon the outbreak of war in the Pacific No. 11 Squadron flew patrol missions across the
South West Pacific area. In 1943 the Squadron began conducting offensive mine-laying operations. These operations continued until the end of the war. While No. 11 Squadron was disbanded in 1946 it was reformed in 1948. No. 11 Squadron has been based at
RAAF Base Edinburgh and equipped with
P-3 Orion aircraft since 1968.
HMAS Advance (P-83) was an
Australian Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at
Brisbane in
Queensland in March
1967, launched on
16 August 1967, and commissioned on
24 January 1968. During her career,
Advance performed many duties, including costal surveillance, customs and immigration enforcement, training, and rescue.
Advance was paid off on
6 February 1988 and was transferred to the
Australian National Maritime Museum at
Darling Harbour in
Sydney.
NORFORCE (North-West Mobile Force) is a
regiment of the
Australian Army. The regiment is one of three
Regional Force Surveillance Units employed in the surveillance and reconnaissance mission in the north of
Australia. NORFORCE was established in 1981 by expanding the 7th Independent Rifle Company. NORFORCE's area of operation covers 1.8 million square kilometres, encompassing the entire
Northern Territory and the
Kimberley region of Western Australia.
No. 84 Squadron was a
Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of
World War II. No. 84 Squadron was formed in February 1943 and was the first squadron to be equipped with the Australian-designed
CAC Boomerang fighter. In April 1943 No. 84 Squadron was deployed to
Horn Island, Queensland in the
Torres Strait. The Squadron was reequipped with
P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft in September 1943 but did not see action. In May 1944 No. 84 Squadron returned to mainland Australia and supported
Army training until being re-equipped with
P-51D Mustang aircraft in May 1945. No 84 Squadron was disbanded in January
1946.
HMAS Jervis Bay (II) was a
wave piercing catamaran built by
Incat in
Tasmania and leased by the Australian Government. Although a purely civilian design,
Jervis Bay had the distinction of being the first large catamaran in the world to enter naval service.
Jervis Bay was commissioned into the
Royal Australian Navy for logistics operations in May 1999, due to delays in the refitting of the
Kanimbla class vessels.
Jervis Bay was commissioned primarily to serve as a fast sea link for Australian troops between
Darwin and
Dili in
East Timor. HMAS
Jervis Bay was returned to her owners in May 2001.
The
9th Division of the
Australian Army was formed to serve in
World War II, as part of the
Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF). The division was raised from
regular army units and volunteer infantry brigades, from October
1940 onwards. In common with several other Australian divisions, the 9th Division was one of only a few
Allied army units to serve with distinction against both
Nazi Germany (in
North Africa) and the
Empire of Japan (in
New Guinea and
Borneo). The Division was gradually disbanded from October 1945 with its final elements disbanding in May 1946.
No. 454 Squadron of the
Royal Australian Air Force was an Australian bomber and maritime patrol squadron formed during
World War II. No. 454 Squadron was formed in May 1941 at
Williamtown in
New South Wales. The squadron was raised under the
Empire Air Training Scheme. While the Squadron was disbanded in July 1941 it was reformed in
Palestine in September 1942. The Squadron operated in the maritime patrol role until July 1944 when it moved to Italy to operate as a bomber squadron. No. 454 Squadron was disbanded at Villaorba on
14 August 1945.
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