Cocos Island Garrison and CD Guns

[el cid again]

Stock has omitted the Cocos Island Garrison.
With one exception it is pretty insignificant: it has 6 inch coast defense
guns - two of them. This is similar to the situation at Rabaul - where
two 6 inch are also missing - but at least the historical defense is otherwise
present there. In both cases, they are considered, pre war, as strategic
points - the ONLY points in their respective regions to have ANY CD guns
at all. [Two more 6 inch eventually appear at Port Moresby, but not until
after the war begins in the Pacific Theater, and I am not certain they do not
appear as reinforcements in AE?]

The "infantry" at Cocos Island is a single platoon of African CW soldiers.
There should, of course, be a squad of African Engineers - to facilitate demolition
if invaded - and to repair damage in a sense that won't happen without them.
Also an observer squad. Otherwise, a little suport.

There is a unique bit of military history associated with this unit. 15 men - or
about a squad - revolted - and attempted to size the guns! Apparently intending
to join the Axis. About two people were killed in the immediate fighting, but
three of the revolters were eventually executed - becoming the ONLY soldiers
under British command executed for mutiny in WWII.

[dwg]

ORIGINAL: el cid again
The "infantry" at Cocos Island is a single platoon of African CW soldiers.

It was actually a Ceylonese garrison, primarily Ceylon Garrison Artillery, with some Ceylon Light Infantry, total strength of 75. There's a fairly good summary here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocos_Islands_Mutiny