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| Location Lat 33° 46' 0S Long 150° 52' 0E Doonside is located in New South Wales in Australia. Located to the east is Sydney. Wartime History During World War II, there was an emergency strip and an Australian Army base at this location. Wallgrove Army Base The following Australian Army units were based there: c 1940 - 21st Light Horse Regiment Jul 1940 - 2/19th Battalion (new recruits) Dec 1940 - 3rd Infantry Battalion Feb 1943 - 9th Australian Division (AIF division returned from North Africa). Aug 1943 - 53rd Anti-Aircraft (Composite) Regiment Apr 1944 - 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion Apr 1944 - 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion 176 Air Dispatch Company postwar based at this location Thanks to Daniel Leahy for this research Wallgrove Airfield (Doonside Airfield) Built in 1942 as an emergency airfield, disused since the war Contribute
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