4th Military District (Australia)
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The 4th Military District was an administrative district of the Australian Army
. During the Second World War, the 4th Military District covered all of South Australia
, with its headquarters based at Adelaide
.
Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
. During the Second World War, the 4th Military District covered all of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, with its headquarters based at Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
.
6th Cavalry Brigade
- Headquarters – Keswick
- 3rd Light Horse Regiment (The South Australian Mounted Rifles) – Mt. Gambier
- 9th/23rd Light Horse Regiment (Flinders Light Horse/Barossa Light Horse) – Clare
- 18th Light Horse (Machine Gun) Regiment (The Adelaide Lancers) – Unley
3rd Infantry Brigade
- Headquarters – Keswick
- 10th Battalion (The Adelaide Rifles) – Adelaide
- 27th Battalion (The South Australian Scottish Regiment)27th Battalion (Australia)The 27th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was initially raised in 1915 as part of the First Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I. During the conflict, the battalion saw action briefly at Gallipoli before later fighting on the Western Front between...
– Keswick - 43rd Battalion (The Hindmarsh Regiment) – Adelaide
- 48th Battalion (The Torrens Regiment)48th Battalion (Australia)The 48th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1916 for service during World War I and took part in the fighting in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium, before being disbanded in early 1919....
– Adelaide
13th Field Brigade
- Headquarters – Adelaide
- 49th Field Battery – Adelaide
- 50th Field Battery – Prospect
- 113th (Heavy) Field Battery – Kilkenny
- 48th Field Battery (Attached) – Keswick
Other units
- 10th Heavy Battery, RAA (PF) – Fort Largs
- 110th Heavy Battery, RAA (M) – Fort Largs
- Detachment, RAE (PF) – Keswick
- 20th Heavy Battery, RAA (PF) – Fort Largs
- 120th Heavy Battery, RAA (M) – Fort Largs
- 3rd Troop, 2nd Field Squadron, RAE – Keswick
- 3rd Field Company, RAE – Keswick