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| Keeping track of WW1 Units was easy. In most cases they were assigned to a Brigade which was assigned to a Division and they stayed there for the duration. Not so in WW2. We virtually had two wars (Nth Africa and the Pacific) and we had two armies, the AIF and the CMF. Some of the CMF Units became AIF Units. All in all it made for a confusing mix. I have tried to make it as clear as possible, but it is important that you consider the date when researching any unit. A REALLY good way to track a 'fighting' unit is to go to Battle Honours, which allows you to see where and when units served or for all units, RAN, Army and RAAF go to Who Was There |
| WW2 MILITIA Infantry DIVISIONS | 2nd AIF Infantry DIVISIONS |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th | 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, (10th; never fully formed) |
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| WW2 MILITIA Infantry Brigades | 2nd AIF Infantry Brigades |
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 28th, 29th | 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th |
MAKE UP OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY, SEPT 1939
| First Army: (Lieut-General Lavarack) - Toowoomba, Queensland 4th Division (6th, 11th, 12th, 14th Brigades) 3rd Armoured Division (2nd Armoured and 1st Motor Brigades) Torres Straight Force |
| II Corps: (Lieut-General Morshead) - Barrine, Queensland 6th Division (16th and 30th Brigades) A.I.F. 7th Division (18th, 21st and 25th Brigades) A.I.F. 9th Division (20th, 24th and 26th Brigades) A.I.F. |
| Second Army: (Lieut-General Mackay) - Parramatta, New South
Wales 1st Division (1st, 9th and 28th Brigades) 3rd Army Tank Brigade |
| III Corps: (Lieut-General Bennett) - Mount
Lawley, Western
Australia 2nd Division (2nd, 5th and 8th Brigades) 1st Armoured Division (1st Armoured Brigade, 3rd Motor Brigade) |
| Northern Territory Force: (Major-General A.S. Allen) - Darwin 12th Division (13th, 19th and 23rd Brigades) |
| New Guinea Force: (Lieut-General Mackay *) - Port
Moresby 3rd Division (17th Brigade) 5th Division (4th and 29th Brigades) 11th Division (7th and 15th Brigades) |
| L.H.Q Reserve 3rd Brigade - Adelaide 4th Armoured Brigade - Singleton, New South Wales |
| * Lieut-General E.F. Herring was on leave and Lieut-General Mackay was acting commander. |
Second Australian Imperial Force 1939-40The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Divisions on Formation 6th Australian Infantry Division - Raised 28 September 1939 2/1st Field Regiment, RAA (New South Wales) 2/2nd Field Regiment, RAA (Victoria) 2/3rd Field Regiment, RAA (South Australia, Western Australia, Darwin and NSW) 2/5th Field Regiment, RAA (Queensland and Tasmania) - Converted to 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment in 2/40 2/1st Australian Machine-Gun Regiment 2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion 6th Australian Divisional Cavalry 2/1st Field Company, RAE - Sydney, New South Wales 2/2nd Field Company, RAE - Melbourne, Victoria 2/3rd Field Company, RAE - Tasmania/Western Australia/South Australia 2/1st Field Park Company, RAE - Queensland 16th Australian Infantry Brigade 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 17th Australian Infantry Brigade 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 18th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 7th Infantry Division after reorganization 2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland) 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia) 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia) 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland/Tasmania) 7th Australian Infantry Division - Raised April 1940 2/4th Field Regiment, RAA 2/5th Field Regiment, RAA 2/6th Field Regiment, RAA 2/2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 2/2nd Australian Machine-Gun Regiment 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion (Victoria) 7th Australian Divisional Cavalry 2/4th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales 2/5th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales 2/6th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales 2/2nd Field Park Company, RAE - Western Australia 19th Australian Infantry Brigade - Formed from three extra battalions of 16th, 17th, 18th Brigades. Brigade to 6th Infantry Division after reorganization 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales 2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia) 20th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 9th Infantry Division after reorganization 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland) 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 21st Australian Infantry Brigade 2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia) 2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia) Corps Troops Artillery - Formed April 1940 2/9th Army Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed for 8th Division 2/11th Army Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed for 8th Division 2/13th Army Field Regiment, RAA - Converted from 2/1st Medium Regiment in October 1940 2/1st Survey Regiment, RAA 1st Australian Anti-Aircraft Brigade 2/1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA 2/2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA Corps Troops Engineers - Formed April 1940 2/7th Army Field Company, RAE - Ipswich, Queensland 2/8th Army Field Company, RAE - Puckapunyal, Victoria 2/9th Army Field Company, RAE - HQ & 1 Section - Tasmania; 2 Sections - Victoria 2/3rd Corps Field Park Company, RAE - Woodside, South Australia Base and Lines of Communications Units - Formed April 1940 HQ Railway Group 1st, 2nd, 3rd Railway Construction Companies, RAE 1st Railway Survey Company, RAE HQ Forestry Group 1st, 2nd, 3rd Forestry Companies, RAE 8th Australian Infantry Division - Formed May 1940 2/10th Field Regiment, RAA 2/14th Field Regiment, RAA - Formed to replace 2/9th Field Regiment, RAA 2/15th Field Regiment, RAA - Formed to replace 2/11th Field Regiment, RAA 2/4th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA - Replaced 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 2/4th Australian Machine-Gun Regiment (Western Australia) 2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion 8th Australian Divisional Cavalry - To 9th Infantry Division as 9th Divisional Cavalry in May 1941 2/10th Field Company, RAE - Victoria 2/11th Field Company, RAE - Queensland 2/12th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales 2/4th Field Park Company, RAE - Western Australia 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 23rd Australian Infantry Brigade 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion (Tasmania) 24th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 9th Infantry Division 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland) - To 25th Infantry Brigade 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia) 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia) 9th Australian Infantry Division - Raised May to October 1940 2/7th Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed as 2/7th Army Field Regiment 2/8th Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed as 2/8th Army Field Regiment 2/12th Field Regiment, RAA - Converted from 2/2nd Medium Regiment of Corps Artillery 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA - Originally formed for 8th Division 2/3rd Australian Machine-Gun Regiment (Victoria) 2/4th Australian Pioneer Battalion 9th Australian Divisional Cavalry - From 8th Infantry Division in May 1941 2/3rd Field Company, RAE - Tasmania/Western Australia/South Australia - From 6th Infantry Division 2/13th Field Company, RAE - Queensland - Ex 2/1st Field Park Company 2/7th Field Company, RAE - Queensland - Ex Corps Troops 2/4th Field Park Company, RAE - Western Australia - Ex 8th Infantry Division 25th Australian Infantry Brigade - Formed in the United Kingdom - To 7th Division 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland) 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) - To 24th Infantry Brigade 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 26th Australian Infantry Brigade 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia) 27th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 8th Infantry Division 2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland) 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales) 1st Australian Armoured Division - On Formation 1 July 1941 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment (New South Wales) 16th Field Regiment, RAA 108th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 2/3rd Field Squadron, RAE 4th Field Squadron, RAE 2/1st Field Park Squadron, RAE 1st Australian Armoured Brigade 2/5th Armoured Regiment (Queensland) 2/6th Armoured Regiment (New South Wales) 2/7th Armoured Regiment (New South Wales) 2nd Australian Armoured Brigade 2/8th Armoured Regiment (Victoria) 2/9th Armoured Regiment (South Australia/Tasmania) 2/10th Armoured Regiment (Western Australia)
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Australian Citizens Military Forces (Militia) on 7 December 1941also shown as CMF OR ACMF Outline Order of Battle - Main UnitsNot including Army, Base and Corps units or Anti-Aircraft Units
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion 49th Infantry Battalion Details - Thursday Island Torres Strait Infantry Company - Thursday Island 101st Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 55th Field Park Company, RAE 1st Motor Brigade 5th, 11th Motor Regiments 7th Infantry Brigade 9th, 15th, 25th, 47th, 61st Infantry Battalions 5th Field Regiment, RAA 7th Field Company, RAE 11th Infantry Brigade 26th, 31st, 42nd, 51st Infantry Battalions 11th Field Regiment, RAA 11th Field Company, RAE Eastern Command - HQ Sydney, New South Wales 53rd Infantry Battalion -Northern Command - HQ Brisbane, Queensland Located at Sydney preparing for embarkation to New Guinea 1st Cavalry Division 1st, 16th Machine-Gun Regiments 2nd Armoured Regiment 21st Field Regiment, RAA 102nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 1st Field Squadron, RAE 2nd Cavalry Brigade 12th, 24th Light Horse Regiments 15th Motor Regiment 4th Cavalry Brigade 3rd Armoured Regiment 6th Motor Regiment 7th Light Horse Regiment 14th Machine-Gun Regiment 1st Infantry Division 1st, 9th Field Regiments, RAA 103rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 1st, 9th Field Companies, RAE 51st Field Park Company, RAE 1st Infantry Brigade 2nd, 13th, 33rd, 41st Infantry Battalions 9th Infantry Brigade 1st, 17th, 18th, 45th Infantry Battalions The Sydney University Regiment 2nd Infantry Division 21st Reconnaissance Battalion 7th, 14th, 18th Field Regiments, RAA 104th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 5th, 8th, 14th Field Companies, RAE 52nd Field Park Company, RAE 5th Infantry Brigade 20th, 34th, 54th, 56th Infantry Battalions 8th Infantry Brigade 4th, 30th, 35th Infantry Battalions 14th Infantry Brigade 3rd, 36th, 55th Infantry Battalions Southern Command - HQ Melbourne, Victoria 39th Infantry Battalion - Located at Darly Camp preparing for New Guinea 22nd Motor Regiment - Brighton Camp, Tasmania - Attached 12th Infantry Brigade
2nd Cavalry Division - Victoria
4th Armoured Regiment
17th Machine-Gun Regiment
19th Machine-Gun Regiment - Left for Darwin from Melbourne 14/1/42.
13th Light Horse
22nd Field Regiment, RAA
105th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
2nd Field Squadron, RAE
3rd Motor Brigade
1st Armoured Car Regiment
4th Light Horse Regiment
20th Motor Regiment
26th Machine-Gun Regiment
3rd Infantry Division - Victoria
8th Reconnaissance Battalion
2nd, 4th, 8th Field Regiments, RAA
106th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
4th, 10th, 15th Field Companies, RAE
53rd Field Park Company, RAE
4th Infantry Brigade
22nd, 29th, 46th Infantry Battalions
10th Infantry Brigade
24th, 37th, 52nd Infantry Battalions
15th Infantry Brigade
57th/60th, 58th, 59th Infantry Battalions
4th Infantry Division - Victoria
10th, 15th Field Regiments, RAA
107th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
2nd, 6th Field Companies, RAE
54th Field Park Company, RAE
2nd Infantry Brigade
5th, 6th, 14th, 32nd Infantry Battalions
6th Infantry Brigade
7th, 8th, 23rd/21st, 38th Infantry Battalions
6th Cavalry Brigade - South Australia
3rd, 23rd Reconnaissance Companies
9th Motor Regiment
18th Machine-Gun Regiment
3rd Infantry Brigade - South Australia
(Later in December 1941, 27th and 43rd Battalions to Darwin)
10th, 27th, 43rd, 48th Infantry Battalions
13th Field Regiment, RAA
3rd Field Company, RAE
12th Infantry Brigade - Tasmania
12th/50th, 40th Infantry Battalions
110th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
6th Field Regiment, RAA
12th Field Company, RAE
Western Command - HQ Perth, Western Australia
10th Reconnaissance Battalion
25th Machine-Gun Regiment
44th Infantry Battalion
109th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
56th Field Park Company, RAE
13th Infantry Brigade
11th, 16th, 28th Infantry Battalions
3rd Field Regiment, RAA
13th Field Company, RAE
Military District #7 - Northern Territory
19th Infantry Battalion - Darwin
18th Field Battery, RAA - Darwin
Military District #8 - Rabaul, New Hebrides and New Guinea
49th Infantry Battalion - Port Moresby, Papua
Papuan Infantry Battalion - Port Moresby, Papua
The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles - Rabaul and New Guinea
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