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2/14 QMI

2nd/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry

2/35 Arty

2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery

20th ADUS

20th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

20th Inf Bn

20th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

21st ADUS

21st Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

21st Inf Bn

21st Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

21st Kohat Mtn Bty

21st Indian (Kohat) Mountain Battery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

21st MG Coy

21st Australian Machine Gun Company (formerly 16th Australian Machine Gun Company, and also 1st Australian Divisional Machine Gun Company) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

22nd ADUS

22nd Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

22nd Inf Bn

22nd Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

22nd MG Coy

22nd Australian Machine Gun Company (also known as 2nd Australian Divisional Machine Gun Company) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

22nd Mtd Bde Sig Tp

22nd Mounted Brigade Signal Troop

22nd Mtd Bde Sig Tp

Signal Troop, 22nd Mounted Brigade [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

23rd ADUS

23rd Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

23rd Inf Bn

23rd Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

23rd MG Coy

23rd Australian Machine Gun Company (also known as 3rd Australian Divisional Machine Gun Company) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

24th ADUS

24th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

24th Inf Bn

24th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

24th MG Coy

24th Australian Machine Gun Company (formerly 17th Australian Machine Gun Company) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

25th ADUS

25th Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

25th Inf Bn

25th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

25th MG Coy

25th Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

26th Bty AFA

26th Battery, Australian Field Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

26th Inf Bn

26th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

26th Jacob's Mtn Bty

26th Indian (Jacob's) Mountain Battery [First World War British Artillery Unit]

27th Inf Bn

27th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

28th Inf Bn

28th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

29th Inf Bde, MEF

29th Infantry Brigade, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [First World War British Cavalry Unit]

29th Inf Bn

29th Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

2AFDS

2 Air Force Defence Squadron (East Timor)

2IC

Second in command

2nd ADUS

2nd Australian Depot Unit of Supply [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd AFA BAC

2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

2nd ALH Bde

2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

2nd ALH Fd Amb

2nd Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

2nd ALH Regt

2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]

2nd ANZAC Corps HQ Sig Coy

2nd ANZAC Corps Headquarters Signals Company [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

2nd ANZAC Corps HQ Sig Coy [2]

2nd ANZAC Corps Headquarters Signals Company [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

2nd ANZAC Corps MO Tng School

2nd ANZAC Corps Medical Officers Training School [First World War AIF Schools Unit]

2nd ANZAC Corps T Sup Col

2nd ANZAC Corps Troops Supply Column [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd ANZAC Cyc Bn

2nd ANZAC (Corps) Cyclist Battalion [First World War AIF Cyclists Unit]

2nd Aust Amm S Pk

2nd Australian Ammunition Sub-Park [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd Aust Div Gas Offr

2nd Australian Divisional Gas Officer [First World War AIF Gas Unit]

2nd Aust Div Inf Gp

2nd Australian Divisional Infantry Group (2nd Aust Div Inf Gp) (Assembling and moving quotas of troops from Belgium to UK) [First World War AIF Miscellaneous Unit]

2nd Aust Div Salv Coy

1st Australian Division Salvage Company [First World War AIF Salvage Unit]

2nd Aust Div Salv Coy

2nd Australian Division Salvage Company [First World War AIF Salvage Unit]

2nd Aust Div Sig Coy

1st Australian Division Signals Company [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

2nd Aust Div Sig Coy

2nd Australian Division Signals Company [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

2nd Aust Div Sup Col

2nd Australian Divisional Supply Column (formerly 600th Company, Mechanical Transport, ASC) [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd Aust Div Train

2nd Australian Divisional Train [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd Aust Fd Amb

2nd Australian Field Ambulance [First World War AIF Medical Unit]

2nd Aust Fd Bchry

2nd Australian Field Butchery [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd Aust Fd Bkry)

2nd Australian Field Bakery [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd Aust Lt Rly Op Coy

2nd Australian Light Railway Operating Company (formerly 5th Section, Australian Railway Troops, and then 16th Australian Light Railway Operating Company) [First World War AIF Railways Unit]

2nd Aust LTM Bty

2nd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

2nd Aust MG Sqdn

2nd Australian Machine Gun Squadron (formerly 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron) [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

2nd Aust Mob Vet Sect

2nd Australian Mobile Veterinary Section [First World War AIF Veterinary Unit]

2nd Aust MT Coy

2nd Australian (Divisional) Mechanical Transport Company [First World War AIF Supplies and Transport AASC Unit]

2nd Aust Pnr Bn

2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

2nd Aust Siege Bty

2nd Australian Siege Battery (formerly 55th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery) [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

2nd Aust Siege Bty Amm Col

2nd Australian Siege Battery Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

2nd Aust Tun Coy

2nd Australian Tunnelling Company [First World War AIF Tunnelling & Survey Unit]

2nd Bde RFC

2nd Brigade, Royal Flying Corps [First World War British Flying Corps Unit]

2nd Bty AFA

2nd Battery, Australian Field Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

2nd DAC

2nd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]

2nd Div

2nd [British] Division (and subordinate units) [First World War British Headquarters Unit]

2nd Div Cyc Coy

2nd Divisional Cyclist Company [First World War AIF Cyclists Unit]

2nd Fd Coy AE

2nd Field Company, Australian Engineers [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

2nd Fd Coy NZE

2nd Field Company, New Zealand Engineers [First World War New Zearland Unit]

2nd Fd Sqn AE

2nd Field Squadron, Australian Engineers (formerly Imperial Field Squadron RE) [First World War AIF Engineers Unit]

2nd Inf Bn

2nd Infantry Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

2nd MG Bn

2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

2nd MG Coy

2nd Australian Machine Gun Company [First World War AIF Machine Gun Unit]

2nd NZ Mob Vet Sec

2nd New Zealand Mobile Veterinary Section [First World War New Zearland Unit]

2nd O

Second Officer, Women's Royal Australian Naval Service

2nd Sig Sqn

2nd Signal Squadron (formerly Signal Squadron, Imperial Mounted Division, and then Signal Squadron, Australian Mounted Division) [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

2nd Sig Tp

2nd Signal Troop [First World War AIF Signals Unit]

2nd TAF

Second Tactical Air Force (Second World War)

2nd Tng Bde

2nd Training Brigade [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]

2nd Tng Bn

2nd Training Battalion [First World War AIF Infantry Unit]