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The 2/4th Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment formed on 2 May 1940, as part of the 7th Division in 1940 during World War II. The regiment was part of the North African Campaign, Syria-Lebanon Campaign, Salamaua-Lae campaign, Finisterre Range campaign and the Borneo campaign. 31 artillerymen of the 2/4th parachuted with two short 25 Pounder guns in the airborne landing at Nadzab airstrip in support of the US Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. The regiment was disbanded on 7 February 1946.

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  • The 2/4th Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment formed on 2 May 1940, as part of the 7th Division in 1940 during World War II. The regiment was part of the North African Campaign, Syria-Lebanon Campaign, Salamaua-Lae campaign, Finisterre Range campaign and the Borneo campaign. 31 artillerymen of the 2/4th parachuted with two short 25 Pounder guns in the airborne landing at Nadzab airstrip in support of the US Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. The regiment was disbanded on 7 February 1946.
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  • Australia
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  • Badge of the Royal Australian Artillery
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  • 1940(xsd:integer)
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  • 2(xsd:integer)
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  • *North African Campaign *Syria-Lebanon Campaign *Salamaua-Lae campaign *Finisterre Range campaign *Borneo campaign
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  • The 2/4th Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment formed on 2 May 1940, as part of the 7th Division in 1940 during World War II. The regiment was part of the North African Campaign, Syria-Lebanon Campaign, Salamaua-Lae campaign, Finisterre Range campaign and the Borneo campaign. 31 artillerymen of the 2/4th parachuted with two short 25 Pounder guns in the airborne landing at Nadzab airstrip in support of the US Army's 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. The regiment was disbanded on 7 February 1946.
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