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: 80056

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 of Royal Australian Artillery
ON THIS SITE ON 19 FEBRUARY 1942 FOUR 3.7" (94mm) GUNS         
OF THE AUSTRALIAN 14TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY                        
OPENED FIRE ON THE FIRST ENEMY TO ATTACK THE                      
MAINLAND OF AUSTRALIA. OTHER AUSTRALIAN HEAVY AA            
GUNS AND LIGHT AA MACHINE GUNS OF THE 14TH AA BTY AND     
2ND AA BTY ALSO FIRED CONTINUOUSLY DURING THE                   
           ATTACK.                                                                                                      

A TOTAL OF 242 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT BOMBED AND STRAFED      
DARWIN ON THAT DAY. 62 AIR RAIDS FOLLOWED IN 1942 AND        
             1943.                                                                                                             

THIS PLAQUE IS DONATED BY EX-MEMBERS OF 14TH AND             
         2ND AA BATTERIES.                                                                                  

Information current to May 2000

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