2/2 Infantry Battalion
2/2 Infantry Battalion (The City of Newcastle Regiment)
Unit Histories
| 24-Oct-1939 |
24-Oct-1939 |
Created |
at Victoria Barracks, Sydney. |
| 18-Apr-1941 |
18-Apr-1941 |
Destroyed |
Battalion overwhelmed at Tempe; elements escaped and later fought in Crete as part of 16 Brigade Composite Battalion. |
| 15-Aug-1941 ? |
15-Aug-1941 ? |
Reformed |
in Palestine |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
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| 15-Feb-1946 |
15-Feb-1946 |
Disbanded |
at Brisbane |
| Number of Records Returned: 5 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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