[Nathan O'Malley]

From 1940 onward Clarence served as an engineer putting his electrical trade skills to good use.

6th & 10th Army Troops were both managed by a Leftenant Colonel Tolley from Keswick Barracks Adelaide South Australia.

The 10th received orders to move to Alice Springs on the 11th of February 1942 8 days before the bombing of Darwin with no weapons, ammunition or motor transport they didn't even have tents or the tools they actually needed to do their jobs.

The 6th stayed in Adelaide working at Fort Largs, Woodside Army Camp, Loveday POW Camp, Arthurs Seat, The Bird in Hand Mine and many more places in Adelaide & surrounding areas building & maintaining military infrastructure.

The 6th would eventually move to Alice Springs in late 1942 & Clarence Liddle along with them lighting the flame of his hatred for the Army & the Northern Territory until the day he died, once threatening my grandfather with disownership if he moved there

Much is recorded about the 6th's time in the Northern Territory however Clarence actually spent only a few months with them there until he was put up for promotion to Staff Sergeant and returned to 4th Military District Headquarters at Keswick Barracks.

Below is attached is several images of 6 AT Coy installing anti torpedo nets in the Manton Dam Reservoir to protect Darwin's water supply from Japanese bombing.

Along with an image of members of 6 AT unloading a motor for a dough mixer.