2/8 Infantry Battalion
2/8 Infantry Battalion (The City of Ballerat Regiment)
Unit Histories
| 30-Oct-1939 |
30-Oct-1939 |
Created |
in Victoria, Australia |
| 26-Apr-1941 |
26-Apr-1941 |
Dispersed |
upon evacuation from Greece; 199 officers and men of the battalion were shipped directly to Egypt while another 394 officers and men were evacuated to Crete where they fought around Canea. |
| 03-Jun-1941 |
03-Jun-1941 |
Reformed |
in Palestine after being split between Egypt and Crete |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
in New Guinea |
| Number of Records Returned: 4 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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