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No. 23 Squadron
Unit
23 Squadron was re-formed at Richmond in New South Wales on 6 February 1939, where it performed naval cooperation duties and parachute and photographic officer training. The unit relocated to Archerfi...U59386
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8th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 8th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during the First World War. Like the 5th, 6th and 7th Battalions, it was recruited from Victoria and, together with these batta...U51448
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No. 14 Squadron
Unit
14 Squadron was formed at Pearce in Western Australia on 6 February 1939, as a General Reconnaissance-Bomber Squadron. It was equipped with Anson and, later, Hudson aircraft. Early in the Second Wo...U59379
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No. 2 Squadron
Unit
2 Squadron was reformed at Laverton in Victoria on 10 January 1937. At the outbreak of the Second World War the unit searched for enemy vessels in Australian waters using Anson aircraft. After being r...U59367
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No. 25 Squadron
Unit
25 Squadron was first formed as 23 Squadron at Laverton in Victoria on 3 May 1937. It moved to Pearce in Western Australia on 1 January 1939 and was subsequently renamed. The outbreak of the Second Wo...U59388
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2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/5th Battalion formed in Melbourne on 18 October 1939, as part of the 17th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division. The nucleus of the battalion was assembled in ensuing days at the Royal Melbourn...U56048
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No. 20 Squadron
Unit
20 Squadron was formed at Port Moresby in New Guinea on 1 August 1941. Equipped with Catalina aircraft and Empire flying boats, the unit's first task was to conduct extensive seaward patrols and clear...U59383
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1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Unit
The 1st Light Horse Regiment was raised, from recruits from New South Wales, at Rosebury Park in Sydney in August 1914. It was one of three regiments of the 1st Light Horse Brigade - the first mounted...U51035
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No. 452 Squadron
Unit
No. 452 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, was the first Australian squadron to form in Britain during the Second World War in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. Its fir...U59437
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No. 6 Squadron
Unit
On 1 January 1939 4 Squadron (General Reconnaissance) was renumbered 6 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. Early in the war the unit commenced reconnaissance and bombing exercises with the navy and fle...U59371
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2/9 Armoured Regiment
Unit
In November 1940 the Australian War Cabinet approved the formation of an armoured division and the 1st Armoured Division was raised in July 1941. The 2/9th Australian Armoured Regiment was raised in A...U54345
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No. 4 Squadron
Unit
4 Squadron was reformed at Richmond in New South Wales on 17 June 1940, flying Wirraway and later Boomerang aircraft. Stationed at Canberra between 29 September 1940 and 19 May 1942 the unit trained i...U59369
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No. 77 Squadron
Unit
No. 77 Squadron was first formed on 16 March 1942, during the Second World War. At the end of the war it was based at Labuan, Borneo. It was sent to Japan in February of 1946 as part of the British Co...U59415
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9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Unit
The 9th Light Horse Regiment was formed in Adelaide and trained in Melbourne between October 1914 and February 1915. Approximately three-quarters of the regiment hailed from South Australia and the ot...U51043
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2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Unit
The 2nd Light Horse Regiment was raised at Enoggera in Queensland on 18 August 1914. Its recruits came mainly from Queensland but some hailed from the northern rivers district of New South Wales. The ...U51036
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2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/43rd Infantry Battalion was formed on 17 July 1940 at Woodside camp, near Adelaide in South Australia. The battalion was initially raised as part of the 8th Division's 24th Brigade and was trans...U56078
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2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/48th Infantry Battalion was Australia's highest decorated unit of the Second World War, awarded four Victoria Crosses (three of them posthumously) and more than 80 other decorations. The batt...U56079
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2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/33rd Infantry Battalion was one of three formed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 1940 to create the 25th Infantry Brigade. The battalion's personnel were drawn from throughout the Australian for...U56076
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No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Unit
Following an invitation from Britain to the dominions to form complete flying squadrons for service with the British forces, the first squadron of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was formed at Point...U51016
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2/7th Field Regiment
Unit
The 2/7th Field Regiment began to take shape in late April 1940. Its first recruits had previously been members of the militia artillery brigades in South and Western Australia. The first South Austra...U54397