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2/8 Infantry Battalion
2/8 Infantry Battalion (The City of Ballerat Regiment)

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
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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