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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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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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2/12 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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22nd 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...U56103
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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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2/2nd 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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2/23rd 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 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 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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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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2/48th 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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2/29th 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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2/15th 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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2/28th 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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2/13th 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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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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29/46th 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 (CMF), also known as the Militia. The Militia was organized to maintain ...U56111
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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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2/17th 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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2/4th 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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2/14th 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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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