Topic: Gen - St - Qld
Great War
1st Garrison Battery, Townsville, August 1914
1st Garrison Battery on Parade, Townsville.
[From: The Queenslander, 22 August 1914, p. 30. ]
Officers of the 1st Garrison Battery, Townsville.
[From: The Queenslander, 22 August 1914, p. 30. ]
The above photograph is a nice study in the uniforms worn by these men.
The volunteers formations at Townsville were quick off the mark to demonstrate their ability to present a sound defence to see off the lurking forces of the Kaiser. At Fort Kissing Point, located overlooking Cleveland Bay, just behind the Rock Pool on the Strand in Townsville, the 1st Garrison Battery held a public parade.
Further Reading:
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Great War, Queensland History, 1st Garrison Battery, Townsville, August 1914
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