Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 308RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1942-12-03 | Unit Formed at Mascot NSW | |
| 1942-12-24 | Equipment moved to Glebe Island wharf | |
| 1942-12-31 | Personnel move to Glebe Island(1) | |
| 1943-01-05 | Unit arrives in Townsville | |
| 1943-01-06 | Unit departs Townsville | |
| 1943-01-08 | Unit arrives at Thursday Is and awaits escorts | |
| 1943-01-09 | Unit leaves Thursday Island | |
| 1943-01-13 | Personnel disembark in Darwin NT(2) | |
| 1943-01-28 | Radar erected | |
| 1943-01-30 | Radar operating for tests and training | |
| 1943-02-18 | Radar packed for move | |
| 1943-02-23 | Advance party leaves for Batchelor NT | |
| 1943-02-26 | Commenced erecting radar | |
| 1943-03-01 | Unit completes move to Batchelor | |
| 1943-03-03 | Radar operating on test | |
| 1943-03-14 | Equipment dismantled and packed | |
| 1943-03-15 | Advance party leaves for new site | |
| 1943-03-22 | Unit equipment moves to Millingimbi NT | |
| 1943-04-01 | Personnel depart for Millingimbi | |
| 1943-04-02 | New radar site surveyed | |
| 1943-04-04 | Camp construction commenced | |
| 1943-05-09 | Millingimbi bombed and strafed - No casualties | |
| 1943-05-10 | Millingimbi bombed | |
| 1943-05-18 | New tower for radar being constructed | |
| 1943-05-25 | Tower completed - radar relocated | |
| 1943-05-26 | Radar operational on tower | |
| 1943-08-09 | Governor General Lord Gowrie visits site | |
| 1943-10-10 | CAS AVM G Jones visits site | |
| 1943-12-06 | LAC J.J. Drake saves a/c after fire breaks out | |
| 1944-01-01 | BL4 operational | |
| 1945-02-02 | Unit leaves Millingimbi NT & arrives in Darwin NT | |
| 1945-02-05 | Unit moved to Pitt Town NSW | |
| 1945-02-27 | Unit moved to Strathpine QLD | |
| 1945-04-03 | Unit embarks on SS Morgan Robertson | |
| 1945-04-19 | Unit arrives at Morotai DEI | |
| 1945-04-26 | Unit embarks on LCT for Tarakan BOR | |
| 1945-05-19 | Advance party arrives at Cape Pasir BOR | |
| 1945-05-21 | Damaged Jap radar demolished(3) | |
| 1945-05-25 | Remainder of unit arrive on LCMs | |
| 1945-05-28 | Radar operational | |
| 1945-07-30 | Jap soldier surrenders to unit | |
| 1945-08-06 | Four Jap soldiers captured by unit members(4) | |
| 1945-08-08 | Jap Marine captured | |
| 1945-08-21 | Attempt to capture two Jap soldiers(5) | |
| 1945-09-14 | Ceased operations and equipment packed | |
| 1945-09-19 | Unit moves to Tarakan BOR | |
| 1945-10-26 | All personnel posted to 114MFCU | |
| 1945-12-17 | Operational at Deniliquin NSW | |
| 1946-09-05 | Unit Disbanded | |