Place: Darwin, Northern Territory, 0800
District: Darwin-Daly
Orientation: Territory capital
Location: Adjacent to Darwin Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park, off Esplanade between Herbert Street and Knuckey Street
Position: 12 28 00 S     130 50 39 E
Ref: 80048

The plaque is one of a series commemorating various units who served in Darwin during World War II. They are set at ground level next to a fence overlooking the harbour and in close proximity to Darwin Cenotaph.

Insignia                          THE 147th FIELD
                                       ARTILLERY REGIMENT
                                        SOUTH DAKOTA (U.S.A.)

This Field Artillery regiment first landed at Brisbane on December 23,
1941. It was quickly sent to Darwin, N.T. to serve under the command of
the Commanding General Australian Forces for the defense of the
Darwin area.  The first American flag to be flown over a U.S.
encampment in Australia was raised on January 18, 1942.  Troops of the
147th F.A. were widely dispersed into defensive positions both on the
coast and inland, when on February 19, 1942 a substantial bombing raid
by the Japanese Naval Carrier Force caused immense damage to
Darwin and all of the ships in the harbor.                                              

Erected in February, 1992 by the
147th F.A. World War II veterans

Information current to May 2000

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