ARMY HEADQUARTERS SURVEY REGIMENT

PERSONNEL LIST 1942-1945

In 1942, at the time of the Second World War, the government needed a safe home for the military map making facility, and it chose an old vacant mansion, “Fortuna” situated in Bendigo. The grounds surrounding it were large enough to build extra accommodation, and it was away from the coast and the capital cities. During the war period approximately 16 million maps of Australia, its Territories and the theatres of operation in the South Pacific area were produced for the use of the allied Services. This function was continued as a routine peacetime role in the post war years. It was not until 2008 that the Army finally moved out of “Fortuna” into a specifically designed building north of Bendigo. In 1946 a Souvenir booklet was produced by the unit as a memento of the time spent at “Fortuna” during the war years. In it there are many photographs of personnel working there and activities during work and relaxation periods. Most importantly there is a complete list of all men and women who were stationed in Bendigo from 1942 till 1945.