2/1 Infantry Battalion
2/1 Infantry Battalion (The City of Sydney Regiment)
Unit Histories
| 16-Oct-1939 |
16-Oct-1939 |
Created |
at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, NSW |
| 20-Dec-1940 |
20-Dec-1940 |
Event |
Battalion entered Libya near Hellfire Pass |
| 17-Mar-1941 |
17-Mar-1941 |
Event |
CO taken ill and removed to hospital |
| 25-Apr-1941 |
25-Apr-1941 |
Event |
Battalion evacuated from Greece. |
| 20-May-1941 |
20-May-1941 |
Event |
CO assumed command of all Allied forces in Retimo area as communications had been severed with HQ 19 Australian Infantry Brigade at Georgeopolis. |
| 30-May-1941 |
30-May-1941 |
Destroyed |
at Retimo after heavy fighting |
| 01-Jun-1941 |
01-Jun-1941 |
Reformed |
in Palestine from a cadre of 96 officers and men |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
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| 15-Dec-1945 ? |
15-Dec-1945 ? |
Disbanded |
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| Number of Records Returned: 9 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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