LEIGHTON BATTERY BUCKLAND HILL MOSMAN PARK PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WITH DON PUGH AND PETER BARRETT
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THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC.)
THE LEIGHTON BATTERY
HERITAGE SITE
BUCKLAND HILL
WORLD WAR ii TUNNELS
ENTRANCE :Car Park, BOUNDARY ROAD, MOSMAN PARK
OPEN: FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH
HOURS: 10 am – 3:30 pm
GUIDED TOURS COMMENCE EVERY HALF HOUR
RECENT HISTORY
Towards the end of 1942 authority had been given to relocate the Fort Arthur Head guns to Leighton where their prime task of Examination Battery could be fulfilled more satisfactorily. The guns were then emplaced on temporary mountings as it was already planned to equip the site with more modem weapons as soon as they became available from the United Kingdom. In the meantime over 300 metres of tunnels were excavated in places up to 10 metres below ground in which magazines for the storage of ammunition, communications, gun crew rest areas and observation posts were constructed. The Battery Commander was a mining engineer who used his knowledge to develop the complex.
The battery, which became known as the Leighton 6 inch Battery, was commissioned in February 1943. Barracks for the personnel, two coast defence searchlights and other associated facilities were built to serve the battery. Prior to the 6-inch battery moving to Buckland Hill, a 3.7-inch anti aircraft battery had been deployed near what is today the main entrance to the residential estate.
The tenders for the construction of the A/A site were let in August of 1941 and the gun station was then commissioned about two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. In 1944 work commenced on the replacement battery for the Leighton 6-inch Battery. It comprised three 5.25-inch dual-purpose Coast Artillery/ AntiAircraft guns. This battery was known as 802 Battery and was sufficiently advanced by March 1945 for the 6-inch guns to be removed and transferred to the Princess Royal Battery at Albany.
Don Pugh
LEIGHTON BATTERY BUCKLAND HILL MOSMAN PARK PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA PART 2 OF 2
DON PUGH AND PETER BARRETT ------------------------------- THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC.) THE LEIGHTON BATTERY HERITAGE SITE BUCKLAND HILL WORLD WAR ii TUNNELS ENTRANCE :Car Park, BOUNDARY ROAD, MOSMAN PARK OPEN: FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH HOURS: 10 am 3:30 pm GUIDED TOURS COMMENCE EVERY HALF HOUR RECENT HISTORY Towards the end of 1942 authority had been given to relocate the Fort Arthur Head guns to Leighton where their prime task of Examination Battery could be fulfilled more satisfactorily. The guns were then emplaced on temporary mountings as it was already planned to equip the site with more modem weapons as soon as they became available from the United Kingdom. In the meantime over 300 metres of tunnels were excavated in places up to 10 metres below ground in which magazines for the storage of ammunition, communications, gun crew rest areas and observation posts were constructed. The Battery Commander was a mining engineer who used his knowledge to develop the complex. The battery, which became known as the Leighton 6 inch Battery, was commissioned in February 1943. Barracks for the personnel, two coast defence searchlights and other associated facilities were built to serve the battery. Prior to the 6-inch battery moving to Buckland Hill, a 3.7-inch anti aircraft battery had been deployed near what is today the main entrance to the residential estate. The tenders for the construction of the A/A site were let in August of 1941 and the gun station was then commissioned about two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. In 1944 work commenced on the replacement battery for the Leighton 6-inch Battery. It comprised three 5.25-inch dual-purpose Coast Artillery/ AntiAircraft guns. This battery was known as 802 Battery and was sufficiently advanced by March 1945 for the 6-inch guns to be removed and transferred to the Princess Royal Battery at Albany.«
LEIGHTON BATTERY BUCKLAND HILL MOSMAN PARK PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA PART 1 OF 2
DON PUGH AND PETER BARRETT ------------------------------- THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC.) THE LEIGHTON BATTERY HERITAGE SITE BUCKLAND HILL WORLD WAR ii TUNNELS ENTRANCE :Car Park, BOUNDARY ROAD, MOSMAN PARK OPEN: FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH HOURS: 10 am 3:30 pm GUIDED TOURS COMMENCE EVERY HALF HOUR RECENT HISTORY Towards the end of 1942 authority had been given to relocate the Fort Arthur Head guns to Leighton where their prime task of Examination Battery could be fulfilled more satisfactorily. The guns were then emplaced on temporary mountings as it was already planned to equip the site with more modem weapons as soon as they became available from the United Kingdom. In the meantime over 300 metres of tunnels were excavated in places up to 10 metres below ground in which magazines for the storage of ammunition, communications, gun crew rest areas and observation posts were constructed. The Battery Commander was a mining engineer who used his knowledge to develop the complex. The battery, which became known as the Leighton 6 inch Battery, was commissioned in February 1943. Barracks for the personnel, two coast defence searchlights and other associated facilities were built to serve the battery. Prior to the 6-inch battery moving to Buckland Hill, a 3.7-inch anti aircraft battery had been deployed near what is today the main entrance to the residential estate. The tenders for the construction of the A/A site were let in August of 1941 and the gun station was then commissioned about two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. In 1944 work commenced on the replacement battery for the Leighton 6-inch Battery. It comprised three 5.25-inch dual-purpose Coast Artillery/ AntiAircraft guns. This battery was known as 802 Battery and was sufficiently advanced by March 1945 for the 6-inch guns to be removed and transferred to the Princess Royal Battery at Albany.«
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