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Units
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2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
Unit
The 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion was raised in Puckapunyal in Victoria in May 1940. After completing its initial training at "Pucka", the battalion sailed for the Middle East aboard the Queen Mary in April...U56186
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2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/3rd Battalion was raised at Victoria Barracks, Sydney on 24 October 1939 as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division. It relocated to the newly-opened Ingleburn Camp on 2 November...U56046
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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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2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Unit
The 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion was formed in June 1940 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Blackburn, VC. Although raised in South Australia, B Company came from Victoria, C Company came f...U56172
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2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/31st 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...U56074
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6th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment
Unit
The 6th Division Cavalry Regiment was formed in November 1939 and, just two months later, was sent overseas to the Middle East in January 1940. Arriving in Egypt, the regiment immediately went to Pale...U54268
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9th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment
Unit
The 8th Division Cavalry Regiment was formed in July 1940 when it was raised around the nucleus of two squadrons from the 7th Division Cavalry Regiment. Based at Seymour, in Victoria, the regiment tra...U54271
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2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/16th Battalion was formed in Perth, Western Australia, on 20 April 1940 and conducted its basic training at Northam Camp. A large number of the battalion's original recruits were men from the We...U56059
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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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2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/25th Battalion was formally raised in Brisbane on 1 July 1940. Recruited in Queensland, it began assembling at Grovely Camp on 15 July, and subsequently trained at Grovely (15 July-15 October) a...U56068
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2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/14th Battalion was officially raised on 26 April 1940 and began to assemble for training, at Puckapunyal in Victoria, on 11 May. It embarked, at Sydney, for service in the Middle East on 19 Octo...U56057
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2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The headquarters of the 2/27 Battalion opened for the first time at Woodside in South Australia on 7 May 1940. On 19 October the battalion left Woodside, by train, for Melbourne where it sailed for ov...U56070