Leighton Battery

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Leighton Battery at Buckland Hill, Mosman Park, Western Australia, was part of the Coastal defences of Australia during World War II and the Fremantle Fortress, protecting Fremantle Harbour.

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Buckland Hill Tunnels; Citizen Military Force Training Battery
BL 6 inch Mk XI gun, artillery battery, heritage site, Fremantle Fortress, Australia, Australia, 

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Location: -32.0178, 115.7567, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Arthurs Battery ⓘ
    military gun emplacement at Arthurs Head, Fremantle
  • Bickley Battery ⓘ
    second world war gun battery on Rottest Island, Western Australia
  • Challenger Battery ⓘ
    Heritage listed military installation on Garden Island, Western Australia
  • Leighton Battery ⓘ
    heritage listed military installation in Mosman Park, Western Australia
  • Oliver Hill Battery ⓘ
    gun battery on Rottnest, Western Australia
  • Point Peron K Battery ⓘ
    Heritage listed World War II fortification in Western Australia
  • South Beach Battery ⓘ
    gun emplacement in Fremantle, Western Australia
  • Harbour Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery at the entrance to Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia
  • HMAS Ovens ⓘ
    1967 Oberon-class submarine
  • Army Museum of Western Australia ⓘ
    miliary museum in Fremantle, Western Australia
  • Aviation Heritage Museum ⓘ
    aviation museum in Bull Creek, Western Australia
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Officers of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059558Officers of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059558
Officers and NCOs of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059557Officers and NCOs of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059557
Officers and NCOs of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059557Officers and NCOs of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059557
Officers of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059558Officers of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059558
Buckland, WA. 1942-11-24. Members of the Australian Women`s Army Service receiving instruction in advanced training of instrument operatorsBuckland, WA. 1942-11-24. Members of the Australian Women's Army Service receiving instruction in advanced training of instrument operators
Buckland, WA. 1942-11-24. Members of the Australian Women`s Army Service receiving instruction in advanced training of instrument operatorsBuckland, WA. 1942-11-24. Members of the Australian Women's Army Service receiving instruction in advanced training of instrument operators
6-inch gun and crew Leighton Battery Fremantle Feb 1943 AWM 0291336-inch gun and crew Leighton Battery Fremantle Feb 1943 AWM 029133
6 inch Mk VII gun Leighton Battery Fremantle 1943 AWM 0291366 inch Mk VII gun Leighton Battery Fremantle 1943 AWM 029136
6-inch gun and crew Leighton Battery Fremantle Feb 1943 AWM 0291336-inch gun and crew Leighton Battery Fremantle Feb 1943 AWM 029133
6 inch Mk VII gun Leighton Battery Fremantle 1943 AWM 0291366 inch Mk VII gun Leighton Battery Fremantle 1943 AWM 029136
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    objectwatercraftSS AlacrityshipWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1988Austalshipbuilding, public companyWikidata
    siteartillery batteryArthurs Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBickley Batteryartillery battery, heritage siteWikidata
    siteartillery batteryChallenger Batteryartillery battery, heritage siteWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLeighton Batteryartillery battery, heritage siteWikidata
    siteartillery batteryOliver Hill Batteryartillery battery, heritage siteWikidata
    siteartillery batteryPoint Peron K Batteryartillery battery, heritage siteWikidata
    siteartillery batterySouth Beach Batteryartillery battery, heritage siteWikidata
    siteartillery battery1942Harbour Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    sitemuseumHMAS Ovenspreserved watercraft, attack submarine, Royal Australian Navy, museum ship, tripadvisorWikidata
    sitemuseum1977Army Museum of Western Australiamilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1979Aviation Heritage Museumaviation museum, military museum, heritage siteWikidata
    commonsimageOfficers of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059558 Commons
    commonsimageOfficers and NCOs of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059557 Commons
    commonsimageOfficers and NCOs of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059557 Commons
    commonsimageOfficers of Leighton Battery Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 059558 Commons
    commonsimageBuckland, WA. 1942-11-24. Members of the Australian Women's Army Service receiving instruction in advanced training of instrument operators Commons
    commonsimageBuckland, WA. 1942-11-24. Members of the Australian Women's Army Service receiving instruction in advanced training of instrument operators Commons
    commonsimage6-inch gun and crew Leighton Battery Fremantle Feb 1943 AWM 029133 Commons
    commonsimage6 inch Mk VII gun Leighton Battery Fremantle 1943 AWM 029136 Commons
    commonsimage6-inch gun and crew Leighton Battery Fremantle Feb 1943 AWM 029133 Commons
    commonsimage6 inch Mk VII gun Leighton Battery Fremantle 1943 AWM 029136 Commons
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