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The 2/29th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in October 1940, the battalion served in Malaya as part of the 27th Brigade, which was assigned to the 8th Division. The 2/29th Battalion surrendered as part of the capitulation of Singapore and spent the remainder of the war as prisoners of war.

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  • The 2/29th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in October 1940, the battalion served in Malaya as part of the 27th Brigade, which was assigned to the 8th Division. The 2/29th Battalion surrendered as part of the capitulation of Singapore and spent the remainder of the war as prisoners of war.
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  • 27(xsd:integer)
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  • 1940(xsd:integer)
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  • 2(xsd:integer)
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  • ~800–900 personnelref|By the start of World War II, the authorised strength of an Australian infantry battalion was 910 men all ranks, however, later in the war it fell to 803.|group=Note
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  • The 2/29th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in October 1940, the battalion served in Malaya as part of the 27th Brigade, which was assigned to the 8th Division. The 2/29th Battalion surrendered as part of the capitulation of Singapore and spent the remainder of the war as prisoners of war.
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