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The 2/3rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during Second World War as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, it was formed in October 1939 in Sydney and was attached to the 16th Brigade, 6th Division. It was one of only two Australian infantry battalions to fight against all the major Axis powers of the war – the Germans, Italians, Japanese and Vichy French – seeing action in North Africa, Greece, Crete, and Syria in 1941–42 before returning to Australia following Japan's entry into the war. In 1942–43 the battalion took part in fighting along the Kokoda Track before returning to Australia where it spent over a year training. In December 1944 the 2/3rd returned to New Guinea to take part in the Aitape–Wewak campaign and remained there un

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  • The 2/3rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during Second World War as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, it was formed in October 1939 in Sydney and was attached to the 16th Brigade, 6th Division. It was one of only two Australian infantry battalions to fight against all the major Axis powers of the war – the Germans, Italians, Japanese and Vichy French – seeing action in North Africa, Greece, Crete, and Syria in 1941–42 before returning to Australia following Japan's entry into the war. In 1942–43 the battalion took part in fighting along the Kokoda Track before returning to Australia where it spent over a year training. In December 1944 the 2/3rd returned to New Guinea to take part in the Aitape–Wewak campaign and remained there un
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  • Members of the 2/3rd Battalion during a memorial service held for members of the unit who were killed in the Aitape–Wewak Campaign
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  • ~800–900 menref|The establishment of a standard Australian infantry battalion was 35 officers and 875 other ranks at the start of the Second World War. Under the jungle organisation each battalion was reduced by one officer and 106 other ranks.|group=Note
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  • The 2/3rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during Second World War as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, it was formed in October 1939 in Sydney and was attached to the 16th Brigade, 6th Division. It was one of only two Australian infantry battalions to fight against all the major Axis powers of the war – the Germans, Italians, Japanese and Vichy French – seeing action in North Africa, Greece, Crete, and Syria in 1941–42 before returning to Australia following Japan's entry into the war. In 1942–43 the battalion took part in fighting along the Kokoda Track before returning to Australia where it spent over a year training. In December 1944 the 2/3rd returned to New Guinea to take part in the Aitape–Wewak campaign and remained there until the war ended. Following the end of hostilities, the battalion was disbanded on 8 February 1946 in Brisbane. The battalion's battle honours are perpetuated by the Royal New South Wales Regiment.
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