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1 Armoured Regiment
Unit
Serving in New Guinea as the 1st Tank Battalion (Australian Imperial Force) (AIF) in 1943 and 1944, and in Balikpapan in 1945 as the 1st Armoured Regiment (AIF), this regiment arguably saw more action...U54347
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2/11 Cavalry Commando Squadron
Unit
The first independent company was formed in June 1941 and another seven were raised by July 1942. Following a reorganisation of the independent companies and the 6th, 7th and 9th Divisions' cavalry re...U54328
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2/10 Cavalry Commando Squadron
Unit
The first independent company was formed in June 1941 and by July 1942 another seven were raised. Following a reorganisation of the independent companies and the 6th, 7th and 9th Divisions' cavalry re...U54327
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2/9 Cavalry Commando Squadron
Unit
The first independent company was formed in June 1941 and by July 1942 another seven were raised. Following a reorganisation of the independent companies and the 6th, 7th and 9th Divisions' cavalry re...U54326
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2/12 Cavalry Commando Squadron
Unit
The first independent company was formed in June 1941 and another seven were raised by July 1942. Following a reorganisation of the independent companies and the 6th, 7th and 9th Divisions' cavalry re...U54329
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2/101 General Transport Company
Unit
For five years the men of the 2/101st Australian General Transport Company helped transport and resupply Australian troops, by driving vehicles, normally 3-ton trucks, in the Middle East and the Pacif...U56360
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2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/32nd Infantry Battalion was unique in being one of only three Australian infantry battalions formed in the United Kingdom. In June 1940 a troop convoy carrying almost 8,000 Australians, sailing ...U56075
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2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/22nd Infantry Battalion, part of the 23rd Brigade of the 8th Division, was raised on 1 July 1940, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Howard Carr. The battalion was initially headquartered a...U56065
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2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/2nd 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...U56045
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2nd Independent Company
Unit
Having completed its training at Foster, on Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, the 2nd Independent Company was raised and travelled north to Katherine, in the Northern Territory. However, following Japan'...U56147
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2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Unit
Originally intended to support the 7th Division the 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion was raised in Sydney on 2 May 1940 and largely composed of personnel from light horse units in New South Wales and Queen...U56171
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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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2/43rd 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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2/3rd 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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2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/23rd Infantry Battalion was raised at the Albury Showgrounds in New South Wales in August 1940, as part of the 26th Brigade. Initially the brigade belonged to the 7th Division but in early 1941 ...U56066
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2/3rd Independent Company
Unit
Having completed its training at Foster on Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, the 2/3rd Independent Company travelled north to Katherine, in the Northern Territory. Following Japan's entry into the war, a...U56148
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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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2/3rd Pioneer Battalion
Unit
The 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion was raised in May 1940 at Glenfield, near Liverpool, with men mainly from the Sydney area. The battalion did its initial training at Glenfield, before moving to Cowra in Se...U56187
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2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/1st Battalion was raised at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, on 16 October 1939 as part of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division. It relocated to the newly-opened Ingleburn Camp on 2 Novembe...U56044
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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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2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/21st Infantry Battalion, part of the 23rd Brigade of the 8th Division, began assembling at Trawool in central Victoria on 11 July 1940. Approximately half the recruits were from Melbourne and th...U56064
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1st Independent Company
Unit
The 1st Independent Company was formed in June 1941 and the following month, with the threat of war with Japan looming, it was sent to Kavieng, New Ireland. The company was based here at Kavieng, wher...U56146
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2/1st Machine Gun Battalion
Unit
The 2/1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion was formed on 14 December 1939 as part of the 6th Division. In May 1940 the 2/1st sailed with the 18th Brigade to the Middle East but the convoy was diverted...U56170
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2/1st Pioneer Battalion
Unit
The 2/1st Pioneer Battalion was raised in Sydney in May 1940. Its men came from around New South Wales and, uniquely, two of its sergeants had served in the 1st Pioneer Battalion during the First Worl...U56185
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7th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment
Unit
The 7th Division Cavalry Regiment was formed in April 1940, mainly with men who were from New South Wales and Queensland, as the Victorians and South Australians with the regiment were released to for...U54269
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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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39th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
After the First World War the defence of the Australian mainland lay with the part time soldiers of the Citizens Military Force, also known as the Militia. The Militia was organized to maintain the st...U56122
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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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2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/11th was the first Western Australian battalion raised for service overseas during the Second World War. Its formation began with the appointment of its first commanding officer on 13 October 19...U56054
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2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
Part of the 17th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division, the 2/6th Battalion opened its headquarters at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds on 25 October 1939. "Nothing over 2/6" was a well-known advertis...U56049
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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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2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The formation of the 2/26th Infantry Battalion began with the appointment of its first commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Boyes, on 1 November 1940. A shortage of camp accommodation, howeve...U56069
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2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/29th Infantry Battalion was formed at Bonegilla in Victoria in October 1940. It was part of the 8th Division's 27th Brigade, which was the last AIF infantry brigade raised for service during the...U56072
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2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/19th Infantry Battalion opened its headquarters at Walgrove Camp, west of Sydney, on 15 July 1940. The battalion's recruits were drawn principally from the Monaro and Riverina regions of Souther...U56062
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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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2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/15th Infantry Battalion was raised at Redbank army camp in Brisbane on 1 May 1940, as part of the 20th Brigade. The battalion did its basic training at Redbank and went to Darwin to undertake th...U56058
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2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/10th Battalion was the first South Australian battalion formed for the Second AIF. It formally came into being with the appointment of its first commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Ver...U56053
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2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/30th Infantry Battalion was formed on 22 November 1940 at Tamworth, New South Wales, with men drawn from Dubbo, Goulburn, North Sydney, Randwick, Wallgrove, and Wagga Wagga. The first 2/30th com...U56073
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2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/20th Infantry Battalion opened its headquarters at Walgrove Camp, west of Sydney, on 15 July 1940. The battalion's recruits were drawn principally from Sydney, Newcastle, and the New South Wales...U56063
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2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The headquarters of the 2/8th Battalion opened at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds on 30 October 1939 and four days later relocated to the newly-established camp at Puckapunyal. After completing its ba...U56051
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2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
Western Australia's 2/28th Infantry Battalion was raised in 1940, with the nucleus of the battalion coming together at Melville Camp, near Fremantle, on 17 July. The battalion was initially raised as ...U56071
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2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The headquarters of the 2/18th Infantry Battalion opened at Wallgrove Camp, west of Sydney on 13 July 1940. Its recruits were drawn principally from north-west New South Wales and Sydney and they trai...U56061
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2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/13th Infantry Battalion (also known as the "Devil's Own") was formed in April 1940 at Ingleburn army camp, south-west of Liverpool. The battalion was part of the 20th Brigade of the newly formed...U56056
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49th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
After the First World War the defence of the Australian mainland lay with the part-time soldiers of the Citizens Military Force, also known as the Militia. The Militia was organized to maintain the st...U56132
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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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2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/4th Battalion's first drafts of recruits arrived at Ingleburn Camp on 3 November 1939, following the formation its headquarters at Victoria Barracks in Sydney the previous week. Part of the 16th...U56047
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2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/40th Infantry Battalion was the only battalion in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) recruited almost entirely from Tasmania. Initially it was planned that it would consist of three rifle compa...U56077
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2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
Victoria's 2/24th Infantry Battalion was raised in Wangaratta in July 1940. It was part of the 26th Brigade, with the 2/23rd and 2/48th Battalions. The brigade was initially part of the 7th Division b...U56067
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2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/9th, the first Queensland battalion of the Second AIF, assembled for the first time at Redbank Camp in Brisbane on 13 November 1939. It became part of the 18th Brigade of the 6th Australian Divi...U56052
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2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
Part of the 17th Brigade of the 6th Australian Division, the 2/7th Battalion opened its headquarters at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds on 25 October 1939. It relocated to the newly-established camp a...U56050
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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
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2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/17th Infantry Battalion was formed on 26 April 1940 at Ingleburn army camp, south-west of Liverpool, as part of the 20th Brigade of the newly formed 7th Division. The 2/17th did its basic traini...U56060
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2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion
Unit
The 2/12th Battalion officially came into being with the appointment of its first commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel John Field, on 13 October 1939. Two months would pass, however, before the 2/12...U56055
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2/11th Field Regiment
Unit
The 2/11th Field Regiment began to take shape on 1 July 1940 when Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Stillman was appointed commander of the regiment and set up a temporary headquarters at the 22nd Field Brig...U54401
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2/4th Field Regiment
Unit
Following the formation of the 6th Division, in early 1940 it was decided that the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (AIF) would be expanded. The decision to raise the 7th Division was made in February 19...U54394
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2/10th Field Regiment
Unit
Queensland's 2/10th Field Regiment was formed in July 1940 at Redbank Camp, Brisbane, as one of the 8th Division's three artillery regiments. The division's other two regiments were the 2/14th and 2/1...U54400
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2/14th Field Regiment
Unit
The second of the 8th Division's field regiments, the 2/14th Field Regiment was raised on 17 October 1940 and its headquarters were initially headquartered at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne. The recruit...U54404
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2/7th Independent Company
Unit
The 2/7th Independent Company formed in May 1942 having under gone its training at Wilson's Promontory, Victoria. Towards the end of 1942 the 2/7th sailed to Port Moresby, from which it was flown to W...U56152
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2/6th Independent Company
Unit
The 2/6th Independent Company formed in May 1942 and sailed for Port Moresby at the start of August. The 2/6th was to have then been flown to Wau, to reinforce the 2/5th Independent Company, but the s...U56151
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2/8th Independent Company
Unit
The 2/8th Independent Company was formed at Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, in July 1942 and travelled to Yandina, in Queensland, in September. While the other seven independent companies saw action in...U56153
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4th Independent Company
Unit
The 2/4th Independent Company was formed in December and when its training was complete, in March 1942, the 2/4th was posted to Katherine, in the Northern Territory. Following the bombing of Darwin in...U56149
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2/5th Independent Company
Unit
Having completed their training, the 2/5th Independent Company was formed in March 1942 and the following month it sailed for Port Moresby. From Moresby, the 2/5th was flown to Bulolo, in New Guinea, ...U56150
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2/4th Machine Gun Battalion
Unit
Western Australia's 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion was raised at the end of 1940 as one of the support units for the ill-fated 8th Division. Formed with men from across the state, they all came together ...U56173
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2/4th Pioneer Battalion
Unit
The 2/4th Pioneer Battalion was raised at Greta army camp in February 1941. After initial training, it arrived in Darwin in September 1941 and established headquarters at Noonamah. Its companies worke...U56189