Collie Section Battery site (WW2)
Australia /
Western Australia /
Kwinana /
World
/ Australia
/ Western Australia
/ Kwinana
Second World War 1939-1945, fortification, artillery battery
Site of a WW2 coastal defence battery, part of a ring of fortifications collectively known as "Fremantle Fortress".
It consisted of 2 x QF 12-pounder 12-cwt naval guns.
It consisted of 2 x QF 12-pounder 12-cwt naval guns.
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Coordinates: 32°14'42"S 115°41'26"E
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