Porton Barracks

Porton Barracks
Cairns, Queensland in Australia
Porton Barracks is located in Queensland
Porton Barracks
Porton Barracks
Location in Queensland
Coordinates17°00′08″S 145°44′45″E / 17.00222°S 145.74583°E / -17.00222; 145.74583
Type
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defence
Operator

Porton Barracks is a military facility founded in 1971 in Edmonton, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is the home of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment.[2]

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.

  1. ^ "Porton Barracks". Defence. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "51 FNQR HEADQUARTERS QUEERAH PORTON BARRACKS, QUEENSLAND" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2020.