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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 2, Western Australia, Fremantle, Fort Arthur's Head, 1942

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1942

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Fortress Fremantle and the Defence of Western Australia

Overview

Cradle of 6 inch Mk VII coast defence gun being removed from Fort Arthur's Head for re-installation at Leighton Battery Mosman Park

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-MIL89-083

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Media

Contextual information

This gun was transferred to the Princess Royal Fortress in Albany in 1945.

Year

Links to additional resources

Detailed History

Leighton Battery - Delphine Jamet

Last modified

Friday, 26 June, 2026

Completeness

83

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