Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 355RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1944-09-15 | Unit Formed at Richmond NSW | |
| 1944-09-29 | Radar equip arrives from 1RIMU | |
| 1944-09-30 | Radar erected & tested | |
| 1944-10-04 | Unit moves to bivouac | |
| 1944-10-08 | Radar operating | |
| 1944-11-17 | Radar dismantled & packed | |
| 1944-11-19 | Unit moved by road to Dapto NSW | |
| 1944-11-21 | Radar erected & tested | |
| 1944-11-22 | Unit operational | |
| 1944-12-14 | Ceased operation to move to higher site(1) | |
| 1944-12-17 | Resumed operations | |
| 1945-01-06 | Equip loaded on rail trucks | |
| 1945-01-14 | Ceased operations for relocation | |
| 1945-02-07 | Unit arrives at Brisbane - Lodged at Strathpine | |
| 1945-04-02 | Unit moves to Ascot Race Course | |
| 1945-04-03 | Unit embarks on SS Morgan Robertson | |
| 1945-04-19 | Unit arrives at Morotai DEI | |
| 1945-04-27 | Unit embarks on LCT 1312 & LCI 699 | |
| 1945-04-28 | Unit departs Morotai DEI | |
| 1945-05-01 | Unit arrives at Tarakan BOR | |
| 1945-05-05 | Equip unloaded | |
| 1945-05-06 | Advance party moves to Sadau Island | |
| 1945-05-08 | Unit moves to Sadau Is on LCT 1331 | |
| 1945-05-09 | Radar erected | |
| 1945-05-10 | Unit operational | |
| 1945-06-20 | Japanese POW handed over to unit by natives | |
| 1945-07-02 | 7 Japanese POWs handed over to unit by natives | |
| 1945-07-05 | 7 Japanese POWs handed over to unit by natives | |
| 1945-07-06 | 6 POWs & 1 dead Jap handed over to unit | |
| 1945-07-16 | Two Japanese killed by unit members | |
| 1945-08-04 | Unit off-air due to generator failure | |
| 1945-08-16 | 6 Japanese POWs handed over to unit by natives | |
| 1945-08-20 | 1 Japanese POW handed over to unit by natives | |
| 1945-08-24 | 2 Japanese POWs handed over to unit by natives | |
| 1945-09-13 | Ceased operations | |
| 1945-09-15 | Radar dismantled & packed | |
| 1945-09-21 | Unit commences move to Tarakan | |
| 1945-09-24 | Unit arrives at Tarakan BOR | |
| 1945-10-26 | All unit personnel posted to 114MFCU | |
| 1945-10-30 | Unit Disbanded | |