1st Coast Battery, West African Artillery
On 4th July 1941, at Bathurst, the recently arrived 2nd Coast Battery, W.A.A. was renamed to become the 1st Coast Battery, W.A.A. The BAttery was regimented with the 1st Coast Regiment, W.A.A. The African gunners had been 3.7-inch gun carriers from the Gold Coast and had seen active service in East Africa, before attending a six-week coast defence gunnery course in Freetown.[1]
The 1st Coast Battery manned two 5.5-inch guns and two coast defence searchlights at the Marina gun site, Bathurst.[2]
Summary history of the 1st Coast Battery, W.A.A.
© Steve Rothwell
07 April 2025