Porton Barracks

Porton Barracks
	Template:QLDcity, Queensland in Australia
	<div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: -833.3%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Porton Barracks Location in Queensland
Coordinates	17°00′08″S 145°44′45″E / 17.00222°S 145.74583°ECoordinates: 17°00′08″S 145°44′45″E / 17.00222°S 145.74583°E
Type	Army barracks (1971–present);
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Australia Army (1971–present);

Porton Barracks was founded in 1971 as the home of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment.^[1]

Porton Barracks was named after the Battle of Porton Plantation. A battle during the Second World War that involved the 31st/51st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment.

Current units[]

51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment
Delta Company, 31st/42nd Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment
134 ACU (Army Cadet Unit)^[2]

References[]

↑ "51 FNQR HEADQUARTERS QUEERAH PORTON BARRACKS, QUEENSLAND". https://www.defence.gov.au/id/_Master/docs/NCRP/QLD/312951FNQRHeadquartersQueerahPortonBksQLD.pdf.
↑ Cadets, GOLD:c=AU;o=Australian Government;ou=Department of Defence;ou=Australian Army (2018-02-21). "Australian Army Cadets - Unit Finder". https://www.armycadets.gov.au/unit-finder/.

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[1] "51 FNQR HEADQUARTERS QUEERAH PORTON BARRACKS, QUEENSLAND". https://www.defence.gov.au/id/_Master/docs/NCRP/QLD/312951FNQRHeadquartersQueerahPortonBksQLD.pdf.

[2] Cadets, GOLD:c=AU;o=Australian Government;ou=Department of Defence;ou=Australian Army (2018-02-21). "Australian Army Cadets - Unit Finder". https://www.armycadets.gov.au/unit-finder/.

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