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Africa Star : Corporal S P Campbell, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Africa Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL33842.002
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A group of Australians and New Zealanders who landed in Turkey after escaping from Greece on ...
Photograph
Maker: Blain, Reginald Norman
A group of Australians and New Zealanders who landed in Turkey after escaping from Greece on board the yacht shown in the background. The civilian clothes they are wearing were supplied by Greek offi...130113
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Alexandretta, Turkey. 1941-05-20. Party of men on board the Norwegian tanker Alcides on its ...
Photograph
Maker: Hiddens
Alexandretta, Turkey. 1941-05-20. Party of men on board the Norwegian tanker Alcides on its departure from Turkey for Port Said. Amongst those on board were members of 2/2nd Battalion who had escaped ...P02038.114
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Allen, Arthur Samuel 'Tubby' (Major General, b.1894 - d.1959)
Private Record
Maker: Allen, Arthur Samuel 'Tubby'
Collection relating to the First and Second World War service of Major General Arthur Samuel 'Tubby' Allen, CB, CBE, DSO, VD, 16 Infantry Brigade, 1918-1958. The collection consists of First World Wa...3DRL/4142
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Armoured cars of British Reconnaissance Regiment in Tempe, Greece
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Tempe in 1941, was the scene of a very heavy attack by German armoured units against the rearguard of the British withdrawal from Greece. The 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion and New Zealand units ...ART23984
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2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion colour patch : Corporal S P Campbell 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Horizontally aligned rectangular colour patch divided purple over green, with a grey border.REL33843
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Australia Service Medal : Corporal S P Campbell, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL33842.006
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Bell, Wilbur Athol (Athol) (NX2078, Regimental Sergeant Major, 2/2 Battalion, b. 1915 d. 1998)
Manuscript
Maker: Bell, W A Bell, Wilbur Athol
"For the Life of Me" by W.A. Bell. Contains the life story of NX2078 R.S.M Wilbur Athol (Athol) Bell. Part I is about his life leading up to the War. Part II is about his service in the 2/2 Australian...MSS1680
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Corporal S P Campbell, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's detailsREL33842.005
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CAPE WOM, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-29. WARRANT OFFICER 1 H. GYE, AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE 2/2 ...
Photograph
CAPE WOM, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-29. WARRANT OFFICER 1 H. GYE, AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE 2/2 INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO SAW SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, GREECE, CRETE AND NEW GUINEA (1), WITH SERGEANT...094532
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Colour note for No. 518
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Artist's notes for the picture "Roadside fountain". Depicting a fountain from a spring in the hillside near positions held by 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion south of Tempe, Greece in 1941.ART23990
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Contax 1 camera and leather case : Captain B Brock, HQ Company 2/2 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Brock, Bruce Contax (Zeiss Ikon AG)
Contax 1f Black camera, with leather carry case. 35 mm with Karl Zeiss Jena collapsable lens, four-screw accessory shoe on top and tripod mount support on the base.REL34758
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Crete. 1941-06. Informal group portrait of members of 2/2nd Battalion on the steps of a building ...
Photograph
Crete. 1941-06. Informal group portrait of members of 2/2nd Battalion on the steps of a building used as a hospital. They had recently arrived after escaping by boat from Greece. (Original housed in A...P02038.121
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Defence Medal : Corporal S P Campbell, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed on edge with recipient's detailsREL33842.004
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El Arish, Egypt. 1941-09. Elevated view of buildings in the town surrounded by the sand dunes of ...
Photograph
Maker: Brock, Bruce
El Arish, Egypt. 1941-09. Elevated view of buildings in the town surrounded by the sand dunes of the desert. Members of 2/2nd Battalion were stationed near the town guarding radar installations and re...P02038.130
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El Arish, Egypt. 1941-09-17. Tents of 2/2nd Battalion amongst date palm trees in the desert. The ...
Photograph
Maker: Brock, Bruce
El Arish, Egypt. 1941-09-17. Tents of 2/2nd Battalion amongst date palm trees in the desert. The Battalion were guarding radar installations in the area and reforming after the evacuation of Greece. (...P02038.129
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Field binoculars : Lieutenant Colonel C H Green, Australian Army
Technology
Pair of black painted light alloy Carl Zeiss field glasses / service binoculars of Porro prism design. Magnification is x8 through 24mm lenses. The plastic eye pieces are individually tuned to achieve...REL23387
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Greaves, John Robin, Private
Private Record
Maker: Greaves, John Robin
Papers connected with Greaves experiences during period as a prisoner of war in Greece March to August 1941 and in Turkey from August to October 1941 and successful escape. Consists of correspondence ...PR91/196
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Greece. 1941-04. Members of 2/2nd Battalion prepare to drink from a waterfall. Note the steep ...
Photograph
Greece. 1941-04. Members of 2/2nd Battalion prepare to drink from a waterfall. Note the steep gullies and large boulders surrounding the water. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)P02038.112
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Greece. 1941-05. Members of 2/2nd Battalion rest under olive trees during their evacuation. Note ...
Photograph
Greece. 1941-05. Members of 2/2nd Battalion rest under olive trees during their evacuation. Note how the shadows of the trees were used as camouflage. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)P02038.115
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Greek rope lighter: Captain Bruce Brock, 2/2 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Flint and tinder rope lighter. The lighter features a metal casing with an attached flintwheel and a length of white (discoloured) and blue rope. About halfway down the rope is a knot and the padding ...REL/11646
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Green, Charles Hercules (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1919 - d.1950); Green, Olwyn (b.1923 - d.2019)
Private Record
Maker: Green, Charles Hercules Green, Edna Olwyn
Papers of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hercules Green DSO, and Olwyn Green, relating to his service with the 2/2 Battalion in North Africa and Greece, and the 2/11 Battalion in New Guinea during the Sec...PR00466
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Harkness, J B (Lieutenant, 2/2nd Bn AIF b.1908)
Private Record
Maker: Harkness, J B
TYPESCRIPT COPY OF LETTERS TO HIS WIFE DESCRIBING THEIR BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH GERMAN FORCES IN GREECE AND THEN THE ESCAPE BY BOAT THROUGH THE ISLANDS TO TURKEY AND EVENTUALLY CYPRUSPR88/089
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Informal portrait of Private Jack Ulrick and Private Bill Sullivan, 2/2nd Battalion. Sullivan was ...
Photograph
Maker: McGrath, G
Informal portrait of Private Jack Ulrick and Private Bill Sullivan, 2/2nd Battalion. Sullivan was killed in action in Greece. They were both from Ulmarra, NSW. (Original albums housed in AWM Private R...P02037.027
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Italian brass tank plaque : Lieutenant B Brock, HQ Company, 2/2 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Circular Italian armoured tank plaque made from brass with a serrated circumference, the plaque features a central design of the Roman Fasces, with a five-pointed star alongside to the right and under...REL34760
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KOKKINOKHOMA, GREECE. 1945-04-20. VIEW OF 2/2ND BATTALION POSITONS FROM THE ROAD NEAR ...
Photograph
Maker: Krauth, Victor John
KOKKINOKHOMA, GREECE. 1945-04-20. VIEW OF 2/2ND BATTALION POSITONS FROM THE ROAD NEAR KOKKINOKHOMA.130575
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Kozani, Greece. 1941-04. A soldier dressed in cold weather gear, possibly of 2/2nd Battalion, ...
Photograph
Kozani, Greece. 1941-04. A soldier dressed in cold weather gear, possibly of 2/2nd Battalion, stands on a hillside in an open valley north of the Kozani area. Note the snow covered mountains in the ba...P02038.113
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Major General Ivan Dougherty
Art
Maker: Carter, Norman
Depicts a portrait of NX148 Major General Ivan N Dougherty, CBE, DSO, ED, after a period with the 2/2nd Infantry Battalion he was appointed to command the 2/4th Battalion, which he led in Libya, Greec...ART31773
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Mersa Matruh, Libya. 1940-03. Members of 2/2nd Battalion on parade outside the barracks, ...
Photograph
Mersa Matruh, Libya. 1940-03. Members of 2/2nd Battalion on parade outside the barracks, preparing for action in Greece after their return from Tobruk. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)P02038.107
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Mersa Matruh, Libya. 1940-03. Members of 2/2nd Battalion on parade outside the barracks, ...
Photograph
Mersa Matruh, Libya. 1940-03. Members of 2/2nd Battalion on parade outside the barracks, preparing for action in Greece after their return from Tobruk. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)P02038.108
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NORTHERN GREECE. A DONKEY LOADED WITH WATER BOTTLES, WITH SOLDIERS OF THE 2/2ND BATTALION, 16TH ...
Photograph
Maker: Cann, S B
NORTHERN GREECE. A DONKEY LOADED WITH WATER BOTTLES, WITH SOLDIERS OF THE 2/2ND BATTALION, 16TH BRIGADE AT THE ALIAKMON RIVER AFTER CROSSING BY FERRY AFTER WITHDRAWING FROM THE VERIA PASS.007851
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NORTHERN GREECE. 2/2ND BATTALION, 16TH BRIGADE, AFTER CROSSING THE ALIAKMON RIVER BY FERRY AFTER ...
Photograph
Maker: Cann, S B
NORTHERN GREECE. 2/2ND BATTALION, 16TH BRIGADE, AFTER CROSSING THE ALIAKMON RIVER BY FERRY AFTER WITHDRAWING FROM THE VERIA PASS. SOLDIER 2ND FROM LEFT IS SX829 E.G. WHITE. SEE FILE 701/114/5.007848
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NORTHERN GREECE. SOLDIERS OF THE 2/2ND BATTALION, 16TH BRIGADE, AFTER CROSSING THE ALIAKMON RIVER ...
Photograph
Maker: Cann, S B
NORTHERN GREECE. SOLDIERS OF THE 2/2ND BATTALION, 16TH BRIGADE, AFTER CROSSING THE ALIAKMON RIVER BY FERRY AFTER WITHDRAWING FROM THE VERIA PASS.007844
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Pacific Star : Corporal S P Campbell, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's detailsREL33842.003
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Pressed flowers : Private A J Stone, 2/2 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Stone, Alfred John
Six examples of pressed flowers from Greece and Austria, including an eidelweiss. The flowers are encapsualted in a mylar sleeve for preservation.REL/12679.002
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Probably Julis, Palestine. Scattered tent lines of 2/2nd Battalion at the time they were ...
Photograph
Probably Julis, Palestine. Scattered tent lines of 2/2nd Battalion at the time they were reforming after the evacuation from Greece. (Original albums housed in AWM Private Records)P02037.003
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Rock formation
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Pencil sketch of the site and positions held by 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion at Tempe in 1941, when, with New Zealand Units, they repulsed a determined German armoured attack on the rearguard o...ART23987
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Slouch hat : Lieutenant Colonel C H Green, Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Waltham Fur Co Pty Ltd
Khaki fur felt Australian Army slouch hat with four brass ventilating eyelets in the crown. A further pair of small brass eyelets are located lower on the crown, one on either side, where they would n...REL23388
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Smith, Colin Harry (Corporal, b.1913)
Private Record
Maker: Smith, Colin Harry
Diary of Corporal Smith covering period of 18th April to 11th May 1941. Describes escape from Tempie Pass in Greece under heavy fire, evading capture by Germans (and coming across other Allies doing s...PR00558
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1939-1945 Star : Corporal S P Campbell, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL33842.001
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Study of trees
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
From positions occupied by 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion at Tempe in 1941 when they, with New Zealand Units, repelled a heavy tank attack by the Germans on the rearguard of the British forces wi...ART23983
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Tempe village
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
The 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion held positions astride the road to the west of the village and held up a strong German tank attack in a rearguard action during the withdrawal of British forces...ART23989
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Tempe village
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
As seen from the positions of 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion held in 1941, when the Battalion repelled a German tank attack. Local Greek inhabitants say there was very heavy fighting in the field...ART23992
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top image: Kokkenokharion; bottom image: Roadside fountain
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
top image: View from the 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion positions near Tempe, Greece; bottom image: a scene at a natural fountain by the roadside near Tempe. It was from positions near this spot ...ART23981
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Ulrick, A J (Private, 2/2nd Bn, AIF, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Ulrick, A J
COPY OF LETTERS WRITTEN BY DONOR FROM ENLISTMENT AT INGELBURN IN 1939, MOVEMENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST, ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE WESTERN DESERT, CAPTURE IN GREECE, TRANSPORT TO GERMANY AND EVENTUAL NEWS OF H...PR82/177
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Wallet 2 of 9 - Papers relating to the operations of the 16 Australian Infantry Brigade in Egypt, North Africa, Palestine and Greece, 1941
Digitised Collection
Maker: Various
Collection relating to the First and Second World War service of Major General Arthur Samuel 'Tubby' Allen, CB, CBE, DSO, VD, 16 Infantry Brigade, 1918-1958. Wallet 2 of 9 - Wallet consists of report...AWM2020.22.260