Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 304RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1942-10-20 | Unit Formed at Townsville QLD | |
| 1942-11-02 | Radar erected at Kissing Point(1) | |
| 1942-12-07 | Equipment loaded on HT Taroona | |
| 1942-12-08 | Personnel embark | |
| 1942-12-12 | Unit arrives at Port Moresby PNG(2) | |
| 1943-01-07 | Unit loaded on SS Mulliama | |
| 1943-01-08 | Unit arrives at Milne Bay PNG | |
| 1943-01-09 | Unit disembarks | |
| 1943-01-10 | Unit loaded on Tung Song(3) | |
| 1943-01-11 | Unloading completed at Normanby Island PNG | |
| 1943-01-18 | Radar erected(4) | |
| 1943-02-22 | Unit operational(5) | |
| 1944-06-10 | Camp destroyed by sudden gale(6) | |
| 1944-07-22 | Placed under control of 109MFCU | |
| 1945-01-12 | Operations ceased - Packed for move | |
| 1945-02-02 | Equip loaded on MV Nugonco | |
| 1945-02-04 | Unit arrives at Milne Bay PNG | |
| 1945-03-26 | Equip moved to west end of Gurney Strip | |
| 1945-04-02 | Radar erection commenced | |
| 1945-04-05 | Radar operational at Gurney Strip Milne Bay PNG | |
| 1945-04-10 | Operations ceased to move to new site | |
| 1945-04-11 | Equipment dismantled and packed | |
| 1945-05-21 | Advance party loaded for departure | |
| 1945-05-23 | Advance party departs on LC 018-45 | |
| 1945-06-18 | Unit completes move to Hood Point PNG | |
| 1945-07-01 | Unit Operational | |
| 1945-08-03 | Unit ceases operations | |
| 1945-09-01 | Equip packed for relocation | |
| 1945-09-14 | Unit departs on LCM 018-45 and Alicia | |
| 1945-09-24 | Unit completes move to ADHQ Moresby | |
| 1945-11-27 | Unit Disbanded | |