Leighton Battery at Buckland Hill, Mosman Park, Western Australia, was part of the Coastal defences of Australia during World War II and the Fremantle Fortress, protecting Fremantle Harbour.
Construction of No. 2 gun position, Leighton Battery, February 1943
9.2-inch naval gun, Oliver Hill battery, Rottnest Island
3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun at Leighton Battery
Reproduction of a 6-inch naval gun at Leighton Battery
Coastal defences of Australia during World War II
The following is a List of Coastal Batteries in Australia and Territories during World War II. The main threat came early in the war from German raiders and threat of Japanese raids or invasion, and hence all available ordnance was pressed into service, including some obsolete guns and field guns adapted for coast defence.
Leighton Battery in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1943
Illowra Battery, Port Kembla, New South Wales
Middle Head Fortifications, Sydney Harbour
155 mm coastal defence gun emplacement at Magnetic Island, Townsville