. . . . . "2"^^ . "The 2/16th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, serving during World War II. Attached to the 21st Brigade of the 7th Division, it was formed in 1940 and saw action against Vichy French forces in Syria and Lebanon and the Japanese in New Guinea."@en . . "2/16th Battalion (Australia)"@en . . "Australia"@en . . "The 2/16th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, serving during World War II. Attached to the 21st Brigade of the 7th Division, it was formed in 1940 and saw action against Vichy French forces in Syria and Lebanon and the Japanese in New Guinea."@en . . "White over Blue"@en . . . "21"^^ . . . "April 1940 – February 1946"@en . . .