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Abau-Malin
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 ...E84372
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Adele River
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...E84373
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Adlun
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.E84374
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Aitape-Wewak Campaign
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...E84658
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Alam el Halfa
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.E84375
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Amboga River
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.E84378
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Ambon
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...E84379
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Amiens Raid
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...E84823
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Anumb River
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...E84382
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Anzio and Nettuno
Battle honours
For operations in support of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.E84384
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Arctic 1940-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Arctic by squadrons of Coastal Command based in Iceland, Russia and the Shetlands.E84385
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Artillery Hill
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...E84388
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Atlantic 1939-1945
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.E84389
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Badarene
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.E84391
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Balif
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.E84392
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Balikpapan
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.E84393
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Baltic 1939-1945
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.E84394
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Baradene
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.E84396
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Barara
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...E84397
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Bardia 1941
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the capture of Bardia in the Libyan province of Cyrenacia.E84398
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Barum
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the fighting around the village of Barum during the operations in the Markham–Ramu Valleys and Finisterre, in New Guinea. Following the capture of Shaggy R...E84399
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Battle for Retimo
Battle
Retimo is a town on the north coast of the island of Crete, located between the island's major population centres of Canea in the west, and Heraklion in the centre of the north coast. In May 1941 it ...E84307
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Battle for Singapore
Battle
During the Second World War, Singapore was the site of one of the British Commonwealth's greatest military defeats. Britain had built a large naval dockyard on the north coast of the island during the...E84308
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Battle of Bardia
Battle
Bardia is a small town on the Mediterranean coast of Libya, in the region of Cyrenaica, approximately 30 kilometres from the Egyptian border. During the early decades of the 20th century it was develo...E84311
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Battle of Berlin
Battle
The battle of Berlin was the third "air offensive" launched by Bomber Command in 1943. It followed those mounted against the Ruhr (March - July) and Hamburg (July - August). It consisted of a series o...E84312
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Battle of Brisbane
Riot
Believed to be started when Australian soldiers came to the aid of an American soldier being harassed by US military police. The incident involved several thousand Australians - 1 was killed and at l...E84830
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Battle of Buna
Battle
Buna, a village on the coastal plain of northern Papua, was the main base for the Japanese advance along the Kokoda Trail. The first Japanese landings in the area occurred at Gona, east of Buna, on 21...E84314
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Battle of Damour
Battle
The battle of Damour was the final major operation of the Australian campaign in Syria and Lebanon. Damour is a large town on the Lebanon coast of approximately 30 kilometres south of Beirut, which in...E84318
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Battle of Dunkirk
Battle
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in World War II between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British ...E84319
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Battle of Gorari
Battle
Gorari was a small village on the Kokoda Trail that stood at the point where a smaller north-south track joined the trail, which at that point ran roughly east-west. Gorari was approximately 6.5 km ea...E84322
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Battle of Isurava
Battle
The village of Isurava was the site of one of several desperate battles fought by Australian troops during their retreat along the Kokoda Trail. Their position at Deniki becoming untenable, the 39th B...E84324
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Battle of Manggar Airfield
Battle
Manggar airfield, on the eastern coast of Dutch Borneo, approximately 18 kilometres north east of Balikpapan, was the scene of the 2/14th Battalion's last major engagement of the Second World War. Man...E84329
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Battle of Midway
Battle
The battle of Midway was a decisive Allied naval victory and a major turning point in the Second World War. The battle was fought between Japanese and American carrier forces near the Midway Atoll, a ...E84333
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Battle of Milne Bay
Battle
Offering a sheltered harbour, Milne Bay, on the south-eastern tip of Papua was selected for development as an Allied base - the key component of which was three airstrips - in 1942. These facilities a...E84334
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Battle of 42nd Street
Battle
In the wake of the conquest of Greece, German forces planned to capture the island of Crete as an air base commanding the eastern Mediterranean. The Germans needed to capture a port or (given British ...E84309
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Battle of Templeton's Crossing
Battle
Templeton's Crossing was the name given to the first point where the Kokoda Trail, outward bound from Port Moresby, crossed Eora Creek. It was named in remembrance of Captain Sam Templeton of the 39th...E84341
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Battle of the Ruhr
Battle
The battle of the Ruhr was one of three major bombing offensives launched by the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command in 1943-44. Its targets were the cities and towns of the Ruhr Valley, Germany's indust...E84344
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Battle of Vevi (Veve)
Battle
Vevi (Veve), approximately 16 kilometres south of the Yugoslav border in northern Greece, was the site of the first engagement between Australian and German troops in the Greek campaign. Vevi stands a...E84342
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Battles for Tobruk
Siege
Tobruk, a small town on the Libyan coast, was central to much of the fighting that took place in the Western Desert during the Second World War. It had originally been developed by the Italians during...E84833
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Battles of El Alamein
Battle
El Alamein is a small town on the Egyptian coast, approximately 95 kilometres west of Alexandria. The town stands at the northern end of a 65-kilometre wide bottleneck created between the sea and the ...E84345
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Beaufort
Battle honours
This engagement honour was awarded for participation in the operations in British North Borneo, from the amphibious landing at Watson, to subsequent patrol actions and the capture of Beaufort.E84400
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Belhamed
Battle honours
This battle honour was awarded for participation in the operations around the Belhamed area, east of Ed Dude, near the Tobruk perimeter. Attacking from within the Tobruk perimeter, the 2/13th Infantry...E84402
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Biscay 1940-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Bay of Biscay by aircraft of Coastal Command and Fighter Command, and Bomber Command aircraft loaned to Coastal Command, between the fall of France and VE day.E84406
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Biscay Ports 1940-1945
Battle honours
For operations over the Bay of Biscay ports from the fall of France to VE day.E84407
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Bismarck
Battle honours
For operations by aircraft of Coastal Command associated with the action against the Bismarck.E84408
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Bismarck Sea
Battle honours
For those squadrons who directly participated in the Bismarck Sea Battle.E84409
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Bobdubi I
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the engagement along Bobdubi Ridge in the Salamaua area on the east coast of New Guinea. This honour is unique to this unit.E84410
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Bobdubi II
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations to capture Bobdubi Ridge, to the south west of Salamaua, in eastern New Guinea. This honour is distinct from 'Bobdubi I', awarded for earlier harassing and ...E84411
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Bogadjim
Battle honours
This honour was awarded to the 57th/60th Infantry Battalion for the fighting around the village of Bogadjim, during the operations in the Markham–Ramu Valleys and the Finisterre, in New Guinea. Follow...E84412
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Bombing of Darwin
Attack
Darwin, the largest population centre in northern Australia, was considered a vital asset in Australia's defences against an increasingly aggressive Japanese Empire in the 1930s. Its port and airfield...E84294
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Bonis-Porton
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the offensive operations in the Bonis Peninsula, in the Northern Sector of Bougainville. It includes the unsuccessful landing at Porton, and the unsuccessful attempt to est...E84413
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Borneo
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the Allied operations in and around Borneo, including the landings at Tarakan, Labuan, Brunei Bay, and Balikpapan.E84414
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Borneo 1945
Battle honours
For operations in direct support of the capture of Labuan, Balikpapan, and Tarakan, and subsequent operations over Borneo from 16th April 1945 until 15th August 1945.E84415
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Brallos Pass
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the rearguard operations centred on the Brallos Pass in southern Greece.E84416
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Brunei
Battle honours
This battle honour was awarded for participation the operations in Brunei Bay, north Borneo, including the landing on Lubuan Island (10–21 June 1945); Beaufort (17–30 June 1945), in British North Born...E84418
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Bumi River
Battle honours
The honour was awarded to the infantry units that participated in the advance to and fighting along the Bumi River. Following the successful landing at Scarlet Beach on 22 September 1943, the Australi...E84420
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Buna-Gona
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations to destroy the Japanese 'beachheads' in Papua, this honour includes the actions at Buna, Gona and Sanananda. Subsidiary honours were awarded for six separat...E84421
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But-Dagua
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations mounted to clear the coastal hinterland between the villages of But and Dagua on the northern coast of New Guinea.E84423
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Canea
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations against German troops in the vicinity of Canea and Suda Bay on Crete.E84424
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Cape Endaiadere-Sinemi Creek
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations in the vicinity of Cape Endaiadere and Sinemi Creek, east of Buna on the northern coast of Papua. This area included both the new and old Buna airstrips and was...E84425
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Capture of Lae
Battle
Prior to the Second World War, Lae, a small town on the shores of the Huon Gulf in eastern New Guinea, was one of several servicing the rich goldfields further inland. Following the fall of Rabaul in ...E84347
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Capture of Mount Shiburangu
Battle
Mount Shiburangu, approximately 490 metres above sea level, is the highest feature in the Prince Alexander Ranges. In June 1945 the Prince Alexanders were the last significant Japanese bastion in the ...E84348
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Capture of Sidon
Battle
In June 1941, the Lebanese coastal town of Sidon had a population of approximately 12,000 people. It was the largest town that the 21st Australian Brigade, advancing along the coast after crossing the...E84349
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Capture of Tobruk
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the capture of the port of Tobruk in the Libyan province of Cyrenacia.E84426
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Chenim and Rharife
Battle honours
Awarded for the advance from Sebline to Chehim and then to Rharife during the 7th Australian Division's operations in Lebabnon. This honour is unique to the 2/25th Battalion.E84427
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Commando Road
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the advance along Commando Road, in Bougainville’s Southern Sector. The main emphasis of the fighting on Bougainville was in its Southern Sector, where the...E84430
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Coral Sea
Battle honours
For operations against Japanese aircraft and naval units in connection with the Coral Sea action.E84431
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Crete
Campaign honour
Campaign honour awarded for participation in the defence of and withdrawal from Crete.E84672
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Crete Campaign
Campaign
Crete's position in the centre of the eastern Mediterranean made it a key strategic asset during the Second World War. For the Allies it offered potential as a base for operations in the Balkans, and ...E84659
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Crossing of the Litani River
Battle
The Litani River presented a considerable obstacle to the Australian 21st Brigade as it advanced along the southern Lebanon coast in June 1941. Like many natural obstacles, the Litani had been incorpo...E84350
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Crusader Offensive
Offensive
Operation Crusader was the third attempt made by British and Commonwealth forces during 1941 to relieve the besieged fortress of Tobruk. The previous two operations - Brevity (15-27 May 1941) and Batt...E84737
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Damascus 1941
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations resulting in the capture of Damascus in Syria.E84434
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Damour
Battle honours
A solely-Australian honour awarded for participation in the operations to capture the town of Damour in northern Lebanon.E84435
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Darwin 1941-1944
Battle honours
For RAAF operations in defence of Darwin and offensive operations from bases in north-west Australia from 8th December 1941 until the capture of Morotai on 4th October 1944.E84437
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Darwin 1942-1943
Battle honours
For RAAF operations in defence of Darwin and offensive operations from bases in north-west Australia from 1942 to 1943.E84438
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D-Day
Operation
In an operation codenamed Neptune, the Allied liberation of Western Europe began with a series of landings on 6 June 1944 - D-Day. The "D" stood for day and resulted from the practice of ordering even...E84745
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Defence of Alamein Line
Battle honours
This battle honour was awarded for participation in the defence of the Alamein Line, the broadly staked-out defensive position between the railway siding of El Alamein, on the coast, and the Qattara D...E84440
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Defence of Britain 1940-1945
Battle honours
For interception operations after the Battle of Britain, in defence of Great Britain and Northern Ireland against enemy aircraft and flying bombs (November 1940 to 1945).E84442
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Defence of Scarlet Beach
Battle honours
This battle honour was awarded to the units that successfully defeated a Japanese counter attack against Scarlet Beach. Attacking along a wide front, the main Japanese thrust was made between the Song...E84443
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Defence of Tobruk
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations to defend the Libyan port of Tobruk during the period it was besieged by German and Italian forces.E84444
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Defence of Wau
Battle
At the beginning of the Second World War, Wau, in the Buolo Valley in New Guinea (present-day Papua New Guinea) was a small mining settlement. The Wau area was the scene of a great deal of fighting in...E84351
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Derna
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations leading to the capture of the town of Derna in the Libyan province of Cyrenacia. This honour was only awarded to Australian units.E84445
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Dimas
Battle honours
A solely-Australian honour awarded for participation in operations around the town of Dimas and the Jebel Mazar feature, during the drive on Damascus. This honour is distinct from that awarded to Brit...E84446
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Eastern Waters 1941-1945
Battle honours
For operations over waters east of the Mediterranean and Red Sea, including the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, the Java Sea, and South China Sea, throughout the war with Japan (this honour not only ...E84449
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Efogi-Menari
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the fighting withdrawal conducted between Efogi and Menari on the Kokoda Trail. The honour includes the battle of Mission Ridge (Brigade Hill).E84450
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Egan's Ridge-Hongorai Ford
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the offensive patrolling engagements leading to and the main assault across the Hongorai River, in Bougainville’s Southern Sector. Moving astride Buin Road...E84451
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Egypt and Libya 1940-1943
Battle honours
For operations in the defence of Egypt and the conquest of Libya, from the outbreak of war against Italy to the retreat of the Axis Forces into Tunisia.E84452
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El Adem Road
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the defensive actions along the Tobruk perimeter, where German forces attacked along El Adem Road. This was the first German attack against Tobruk and, alt...E84457
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El Alamein
Battle honours
This battle honour was awarded for participation in the final Alamein offensive, where British and Commonwealth forces broke through the German and Italian line, forcing them to withdrawal. Alamein wa...E84458
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El Hamma
Battle honours
For operations at El Hamma in support of the Battle of the Mareth Line by squadrons operationally controlled by Air Headquarters, Western Desert (including No. 205 Group Squadrons engaged in tactical ...E84459
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English Channel and North Sea 1939-1945
Battle honours
For ship attack, anti-submarine and mining operations over the English Channel and North Sea from the outbreak of war to VE day.E84462
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Eora Creek-Templeton's Crossing I
Battle honours
One of seven subsidiary honours to 'Kokoda Trail', awarded for participation in the fighting withdrawal from the Alola and Eora Creek to Efogi during the Australian withdrawal from Isurava.E84463
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Eora Creek-Templeton's Crossing II
Battle honours
One of seven subsidiary honours to 'Kokoda Trail', awarded for participation in the fighting to secure the strongly-defended Japanese rearguard positions at Templeton's Crossing and Eora Creek during ...E84464
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Er Regima
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the action at Er Regima, east of Benghazi, in Cyrenaica (now Libya). With the arrival of German forces in North Africa and their advance to Benghazi, Commo...E84466
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Finisterres
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations in the Finisterre Mountains in north-eastern New Guinea, following the capture of Shaggy Ridge.E84467
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Finschhafen
Battle honours
This battle honour was awarded for participation in the operations to capture Finschhafen, on the Huon Penninsula, on the New Guinea’s east coast. The honour includes the heavy fighting in capture Sca...E84468