Battle honours

Awarded for participation in operations to secure a line between the village of Abau, on the northern New Guinea coast, and Malin further south. The attainment of this line completed the clearance of ...

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Battle honours

This honour was awarded for the patrolling actions that began the advance in Bougainville’s Southern Sector, from the Jaba River, along the coast of Empress Augusta Bay, to the Tavera River. Much of t...

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Battle honours

Awarded for participation in the attacks made in the vicinity of the towns of Adloun, Es Sakiye, and Innsariye, in western Lebanon. This honour was only awarded to Australian units.

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Campaign

The Australian portion of the Aitape-Wewak campaign took place in northern New Guinea between November 1944 and August 1945. Aitape had been occupied by the Japanese in 1942. Recaptured by an American...

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Battle honours

This honour was awarded for participation in the actions around the feature called Trig 29, during the main Alamein offensive and its successful defence against German counter attack.

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Battle honours

This honour was awarded for participation in operations in the vicinity of the Amboga River, west of Gona on the northern coast of Papua.

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Battle honours

This honour was awarded for the defence of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies, where Australian troops, as part of Gull Force, fought alongside Dutch troops against the invading Japanese. Gull Forc...

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Raid

Codenamed Operation Jericho, the air raid on the Amiens prison on 18 February 1944 was mounted to free French resistance fighters prior to the invasion of Normandy. The raid was planned and executed b...

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Battle honours

This honour was awarded for participation in the offensive engagement that lead to the capture of the Arohemi, a village strongly fortified by the Japanese, and the surrounding area, west of the Anumb...

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Battle honours

For operations in support of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.

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Battle honours

For operations over the Arctic by squadrons of Coastal Command based in Iceland, Russia and the Shetlands.

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Battle honours

This honour was awarded for the operations that lead to the capture of Artillery Hill, a Japanese position along the Numa Numa Trail, in the Central Sector of Bougainville. The honour is unique to the...

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Battle honours

For operations by aircraft of Coastal Command and others employed in the coastal role over the Atlantic Ocean from the outbreak of war to VE day.

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Battle honours

Awarded for the capture of high ground overlooking the towns of Amatour and Badarene (spelled Badarane in the Australian Official History) in central Lebanon.

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Battle honours

Awarded for participation in patrol operations against troops of the 41st Japanese Division in the vicinity of the village of Balif in the Torricelli Mountains in New Guinea.

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Battle honours

Awarded for participation in the landings Balikpapan and in Dutch Borneo and the subsequent north-easterly advance along the coast that culminated with the capture of Manggar Airfield.

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Battle honours

For operations over the Baltic and its approach by squadrons of Bomber and Coastal Commands from the outbreak of war to VE day.

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Battle honours

Awarded for the capture of high ground overlooking the tows of Amatour and Badarene (spelled Badarane in the Australian Official History) in central Lebanon.

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Battle honours

This honour was awarded for the offensive patrolling operations that led to the capture of Barara (also referred to as Darara), a village on the Buin Road, north-west of the Puriata River, in Bougainv...

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Battle honours

Awarded for participation in the capture of Bardia in the Libyan province of Cyrenacia.

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