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386:. They remained there until early 1942 when the Australian government requested the return of the 7th Division to Australia, following Japan's entry into the war. The battalion's role, and indeed that of the whole 7th Division, in the fighting against the Vichy French was largely censored at the time due to concerns about negative public opinion in Australia and the battalion's historian, William Crooks, notes that later this caused some friction between 7th Division personnel and those from the 6th and 9th Divisions, and a general lack of public awareness of what they had done. Casualties sustained by the battalion in Syria and Lebanon numbered 21 dead, 84 wounded and 26 captured.
472:. As a part of this, the battalion's establishment was dropped to just over 800 men and it lost its carrier platoon, receiving in its place a machine gun platoon equipped with four Vickers machine guns. In addition, the anti-aircraft platoon was re-roled as a tank-attack platoon and the transport platoon was reduced to a third, with its complement of 74 vehicles and 14 motorcycles being replaced by 25 jeeps. Following this, an intense period of training was undertaken as the battalion received a batch of around 300 reinforcements to replace its losses in New Guinea; by July it was ready to deploy once again and subsequently returned to New Guinea to join the
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291:(UCP), with a border of grey to denote that the battalion was a 2nd AIF unit. However, the circumstances of the battalion's establishment overseas resulted in the situation of the battalion's personnel being issued two different UCPs. Personnel who were in the United Kingdom at the end of 1940 were issued with the brown over red UCP. However, this UCP was issued without reference to Army Headquarters in Australia, who issued battalion reinforcements in Australia with a UCP consisting of a black over green oval in a circle of grey: this was intended to link the battalion to the
526:. A long period of training and rebuilding followed, as US forces assumed the primary responsibility for the fighting against the Japanese in the Pacific. Inter-Allied politics, coupled with a rapidly evolving strategic situation resulted in a period of operational uncertainty for the Australian Army during which there was significant ambiguity about their future employment against the Japanese. As a result, it was not until close to the end of the war that the 2/33rd went into action again. In June 1945, the battalion embarked for
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2/33rd formed a rearguard, covering the withdrawal. After completing the movement rearwards, the battalion subsequently assumed a position in depth on the right. The
Japanese then began to withdraw, having reached the limits of their supply line, and the Australians pursued them back to the beachheads on the northern coast where the Japanese had originally landed in July. Throughout October and November, the battalion fought significant engagements at Myola and Gorari, before being thrown into further fighting around
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272:. The companies were designated 'A' to 'C', while the platoons were numerically designated 1 through to 9. This was one rifle company short of the standard establishment of the time, and at the time the battalion had a strength of just over 460 personnel, well below its authorised strength of around 900. In addition, the battalion headquarters company, which consisted of six platoons – signals, anti-aircraft,
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The following day, the 25th
Brigade began to advance inland up the main north-eastern axis, which the Australians dubbed the "Milford Highway". The 2/33rd took up position on the right hand side of the brigade's front, coming up against stiff Japanese resistance as it advanced around Chilton Road, but this was overcome with machine gun and artillery support, after which the advance inland continued.
418:. By the end of the month, the battalion returned to almost full strength when the final leave draft returned. At the time, the strategic situation in the Pacific was in the balance; the Japanese were advancing south and due to concerns about a possible Japanese invasion, the 25th Brigade was tasked with defending the coastal area north of Brisbane.
382:, fighting mainly in disparate company groups. Following the French capitulation, the battalion undertook garrison duties in Lebanon as part of the Allied occupation force established there to defend against a possible German invasion through Turkey; in September the battalion occupied a position around the port of
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in late August, they landed at Port
Moresby on 9 September. Four days later the battalion was thrown into battle against the Japanese around Ioribaiwa, leading the 25th Brigade forward. As the Japanese advance continued, the Australians withdrew back to Imita Ridge. As the 25th Brigade withdrew, the
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the following month. During the landing, the 2/33rd formed part of the floating reserve, but after the early stages of the assault it came ashore on the second day along with the 25th
Brigade's two other infantry battalions, and they assumed control of the central part of the Australian beachhead.
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in late
November and early December. Casualties were heavy, and by the time the Japanese beachhead had been destroyed, the battalion was withdrawn to Port Moresby, the battalion had been reduced to only two companies; early in January 1943, the main body of 2/33rd returned to Australia upon the
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February 1946, the remaining cadre returned to Australia and the following month it was disbanded in Brisbane. During the war, 3,065 men served in the battalion, while a further 588 were posted to it following the war; of these, the 2/33rd lost 200 men killed and 363 wounded. Members of the
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Frontier; Merjayun; South-West Pacific 1942–1945; Kokoda Trail; Ioribaiwa; Eora Creek–Templeton's Crossing II; Oivi–Gorari; Buna–Gona; Gona; Lae–Nadzab; Lae Road; Liberation of Australian New Guinea; Ramu Valley; Shaggy Ridge; Borneo 1945; Balikpapan; Milford
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Japanese sued for peace and hostilities came to an end. During the fighting in Borneo the 2/33rd had lost 25 dead and 57 wounded. In the immediate aftermath of the war, the Australians remained on Borneo as an occupation force, while the Army was slowly
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bomber crashed into trucks carrying the battalion, killing 60 and injuring a further 92; this represented a third of the battalion's casualties for the entire war. The following day, the 2/33rd was flown into Nadzab and they subsequently took part in the capture of
410:, in the Adelaide Hills, where a period of re-conditioning and exercises followed until mid-April when the majority of its personnel were sent on home leave. At the end of the month, those that remained undertook a five-day train journey to
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in the event of a German invasion; in this role they undertook further training operating with and against tanks, with
British armoured vehicles and crews being assigned to the battalion during training exercises.
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By the end of 1940, the threat of invasion had dissipated and the
Australian troops that had been sent to the United Kingdom were transferred to the Middle East. Travelling by train from Colchester to
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in September 1940 from excess reinforcements from the 6th Division. At the time, the 7th Division was preparing to go to Greece, to follow in the wake of the 6th Division; however, the entry of the
252: – it was formed from surplus Australian infantry reinforcements and support corps personnel – drawn from all Australian states, these personnel had originally been assigned to the
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into the fighting in the Western Desert and early German successes prompted their movement to the fortress at Mersa Metruh, to guard against a possible German advance into Egypt from Libya.
244:, which had been raised during the First World War. One of three Australian infantry battalions established in the United Kingdom during the early months of the war – the others being
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during which they were involved mainly in small unit actions and patrols. The battalion's casualties in New Guinea during the campaigns of 1943–1944 numbered 84 dead and 70 wounded.
207:. Arriving at the height of the fighting, after the Japanese advance stalled it took part in the pursuit of Japanese forces to the northern coast, fighting around the beachheads at
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A series of minor actions followed as the Australians continued their advance up the Milford Highway. After a month of fighting, the island was largely secured and following the
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when the threat of invasion loomed. Understrength and lacking support personnel and large amounts of specialist equipment, the battalion initially consisted of only three rifle
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355:. Moving to a camp in Palestine, the battalion's fourth rifle company – designated 'D' Company – was taken on strength, having previously been formed at
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310:. At Colchester, the Australians undertook a period of intensive training which was followed by defensive duties amidst the backdrop of the ongoing
295:, which had served during the First World War. Upon arrival in the Middle East, though, these patches were replaced with the brown and red patches.
1368:. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 1 – Army. Vol. V (1st ed.). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial.
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1307:. Series 1 – Army. Vol. I (1st ed.). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial.
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1330:. Series 1 – Army. Vol. II (1st ed.). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial.
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708:"Colour Patches: Infantry Battalions of the Second Australian Imperial Force"
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The following officers commanded the 2/33rd throughout the war:
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
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South–West Pacific Area – First Year: Kokoda to Wau
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Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong Corby (1941–1942)
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1259:. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin.
555:battalion received the following decorations: two
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1812:Military units and formations established in 1940
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1281:. Melbourne, Victoria: Grayflower Publications.
1237:. Newport, New South Wales: Big Sky Publishing.
1220:. Brookvale, New South Wales: Printcraft Press.
530:, from where they subsequently took part in the
16:Former infantry battalion of the Australian Army
608:Lieutenant Colonel John Graham Monaghan (1941)
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390:Fighting against the Japanese in New Guinea
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1026:Morley, Dave (26 September 2013).
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308:Second Australian Imperial Force
298:In October, the unit moved from
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1028:"The Tragic Story of Nadzab"
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1323:Greece, Crete and Syria
1233:James, Richard (2017).
412:Casino, New South Wales
1733:Machine Gun Battalions
569:Mentions in Despatches
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1755:2/4th Machine Gun Bn
1750:2/3rd Machine Gun Bn
1745:2/2nd Machine Gun Bn
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1343:Long, Gavin (1963).
1320:Long, Gavin (1953).
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1346:The Final Campaigns
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1016:, pp. 258–261.
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852:, pp. 172–179.
840:, pp. 353–354.
601:Lieutenant Colonel
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429:. Embarking on the
128:New Guinea campaign
1764:Pioneer Battalions
773:"2/33rd Battalion"
497:Jackson's Airfield
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87:~800–900 personnel
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1394:978-0-646-43590-9
1244:978-1-925520-92-7
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804:, pp. 20–22.
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603:Rudolph Bierwirth
464:Concentrating at
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312:Battle of Britain
289:unit colour patch
256: – who were
250:2/32nd Battalions
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1781:2/3rd Pioneer Bn
1776:2/2nd Pioneer Bn
1771:2/1st Pioneer Bn
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92:Part of
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1300:To Benghazi
1295:Long, Gavin
1201:Crooks 1971
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172:during the
114:Engagements
1801:Categories
1210:References
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1057:Keogh 1965
850:James 2017
376:Merdjayoun
357:Beit Jirja
341:Nea Hellas
304:Colchester
201:New Guinea
1722:2/48th Bn
1717:2/24th Bn
1712:2/23rd Bn
1700:2/43rd Bn
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1093:Long 1963
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787:6 October
737:Long 1952
722:4 January
656:Citations
627:Footnotes
466:Ravenshoe
396:Mt Vernon
266:companies
209:Buna–Gona
59:Australia
51:1940–1946
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588:Highway.
559:, seven
523:Kanimbla
489:Katoomba
485:Duntroon
481:Canberra
446:Duntroon
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408:Woodside
368:invasion
345:Freetown
300:Tidworth
270:platoons
141:Insignia
78:Infantry
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380:Jezzine
337:Glasgow
316:Harwich
282:pioneer
278:carrier
274:mortars
227:History
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48:Active
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563:, 11
1389:ISBN
1370:OCLC
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1261:ISBN
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789:2013
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