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8th Division (Australia)

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thousands of rounds in response to support calls, confused and desperate fighting raged throughout the evening. Eventually the increasing Japanese numbers, poor siting of defensive positions, and lack of effective communications, allowed Japanese forces to exploit gaps in the Australian lines. By midnight the two 8th Division infantry brigades, the 22nd and 27th, were separated and isolated, and the 22nd had begun withdrawing towards Tengah. By 1:00 am, further Japanese troops – bringing the total to 13,000 – had begun landing and as the main Australian force was pushed back towards Tengah airfield, small groups of troops that had been bypassed by the Japanese fought to rejoin their units as they had withdrawn toward Tengah airfield. Around dawn on 9 February a further 10,000 Japanese troops landed, and as it became clear that the 22nd Brigade was being overrun and it was decided to form a secondary defensive line to the east of Tengah airfield and north of Jurong.
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within five miles of Singapore urban centre, by 10 February capturing Bukit Timah. On 11 February, knowing that his own supplies were running low, Yamashita called on Percival to "give up this meaningless and desperate resistance". The next day the Allied lines attempted to stabilise along the Krangi–Jurong line on west side of the island, with an ad hoc battalion of Australian reinforcements being committed to hasty counterattack. This was eventually cancelled, but the battalion was not recalled, and it was later set upon by the Japanese 18th Division as the Japanese recommenced offensive actions. Meanwhile, the 27th Brigade attempted to retake Bukit Timah, but the attack was repulsed by stubborn defence from Japanese Imperial Guards troops.
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On 30 January, a Japanese fleet including two aircraft carriers and about 5,000 Japanese marines and soldiers reached Ambon. Although the Japanese ground forces were numerically not much bigger than the Allies, they had overwhelming superiority in air support, naval and field artillery, and tanks. In the belief that the terrain of the southern side of the island was too inhospitable for landings, the Allied troops were concentrated in the north. However, the initial Japanese landings were in the south, while other landings found the more lightly defended southern beaches. The Australians had been tasked with defending the Bay of Ambon, and the Laha and Liang airfields.
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steadied and persuaded to occupy a locality, soon afterwards vacated it without order." According to Smith, Bennett himself is reported to have told another Australian commander, shortly before leaving his command, "I don't think the men want to fight." In contrast, historian Christopher Coulthard-Clark argues that the division was one of the only British Commonwealth forces to have any tactical success in Malaya, while Thompson points out that the division bore the brunt of the fighting on Singapore, arguing that despite making up only 14 percent of the Singapore garrison, the division suffered 73 percent of its casualties. Equally, the British commander of the
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battle leaderless, impossible to control and engaging in various crimes. The division's role in the defence of Singapore has also been criticised by some authors, such as Colin Smith and several others, as being defeatist and ill-disciplined. Although, others such as Peter Thompson and John Costello have argued that the 22nd Brigade was "so heavily outnumbered that defeat was inevitable", while both authors argue that tactical and strategic decisions made by Bennett and Percival, were more significant.
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The Australians established a defensive perimeter to the north-west of the city centre around Tanglin Barracks, while preparations were made to mount a final stand. Meanwhile, civilian casualties mounted as civilians crowded into the area now held by the Allies and bombing and artillery attacks intensified. Civilian authorities began to fear that the water supply would soon give out. Japanese troops killed 200 staff and patients after they captured Alexandra Barracks Hospital.
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Ambon first came under attack from Japanese aircraft on 6 January. Against the Japanese seaplane bombers, the limited Allied air defences held out, but on 24 January Japanese carrier-based Zeroes began appearing and eventually the remaining aircraft were withdrawn, having been completely out-classed.
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Analysis of the 8th Division's performance in Malaya and Singapore has been mixed. According to Lindsay Murdoch, a classified wartime report blamed the Australians for the loss of Singapore, with reports that in the closing stages of the battle groups of Australian troops were seen heading away from
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that month, as part of plans to deploy to the islands to Australia's north in the event of war with Japan; ill-prepared, poorly equipped and hastily deployed, they would ultimately be destroyed. The 27th Brigade joined the 22nd Brigade in Malaya, in August. The remainder of the 23rd Brigade was split
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colonial troops, with Dutch officers. Kapitz was appointed Allied commander on Ambon. Roach had visited the island before Gull Force's deployment and requested that more artillery and machine gun units be sent from Australia. Roach complained about the lack of response to his suggestions, and he was
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On 13 February, Bennett and other senior Australian officers advised Percival to surrender, in the interests of minimising civilian casualties. Percival refused but unsuccessfully sought authority to surrender from his superiors. The following day the remaining British Commonwealth units battled on.
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The Australian Army had made no preparations for guerrilla warfare, and most soldiers surrendered during the following weeks. At least 130 Australians, taken prisoner at the Tol Plantation, were massacred on 4 February 1942. From mainland New Guinea, some civilians and individual officers organised
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By the morning of 15 February, the Japanese had broken through the last line of defence in the north and food and some kinds of ammunition had begun to run out. After meeting his unit commanders, Percival contacted the Japanese and formally surrendered the Allied forces to Yamashita, shortly after
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During the fighting in Malaya, Singapore, Ambon, Timor and Rabaul the 8th Division lost over 10,000 men, including 2,500 killed in action, with this figure representing two-thirds of all deaths sustained by the Australian Army in the Pacific. One of the division's infantry battalions, the 2/19th,
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Following the initial landing, the Allied troops had to move quickly to re-orientate towards the advancing Japanese troops, and in the process large gaps formed in the defensive perimeter. Within a day of the Japanese landing, the Dutch forces had been surrounded and were forced to surrender. The
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people—conducted guerrilla operations against the Japanese. Rabaul became the biggest Japanese base in New Guinea. Allied forces landed in December 1943, although substantial Japanese forces continued to operate on New Britain until Japan surrendered in August 1945. By the end of the Pacific War,
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The Australian battalions attempted several local counterattacks as they attempted to shore up their lines. One such attack, saw the Bren carriers of the 2/18th Battalion conduct a mobile ambush. Nevertheless, the British Commonwealth forces steadily lost more ground, with Japanese penetrating to
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swamps and forest. The 22nd Brigade was assigned a daunting 10-mile (16 km) wide sector in the west of the island amidst a tangle of islets and mangrove swamps, and the 27th Brigade a 4,000-yard (3,700 m) zone in the north-west, near the causeway. From vantage points across the straits,
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late in 1942. Three-quarters of the Australians captured on Ambon died before the war's end. Of the 582 who remained on Ambon 405 died. They died of overwork, malnutrition, disease and one of the most brutal regimes among camps in which bashings were routine." A total of 52 members of Gull Force
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began to land. Some faced fierce resistance, but because of the balance of forces, many landed unopposed. Amidst the onslaught, fighting took place around Simpson Harbour, Keravia Bay and Raluana Point, while a company of troops from the 2/22nd and NGVR fought to hold the Japanese around Vulcan
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At 8.30 pm on 8 February, Australian machine gunners opened fire on vessels carrying a first wave of 16 infantry battalions, totalling around 4,000 Japanese troops, towards Singapore Island, concentrating on the positions occupied by the 3,000-strong 22nd Brigade. While the artillery fired
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unofficial rescue missions and—between March and May—about 450 troops and civilians who had managed to evade the Japanese, were evacuated by sea. At least 800 soldiers and civilian prisoners of war lost their lives on 1 July 1942, when the ship on which they were sent from Rabaul to Japan, the
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According to Smith, Bennett described his own troops as "wobbly" and Brigadier Harold Taylor, commander of the 22nd Brigade, told his men they were a "disgrace to Australia and the AIF." Colonel Kappe, Bennett's Chief Signals Officer, related that "one party of 50 under an officer, after being
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made a botched landing in the northwest, suffering severe casualties from drowning and burning oil in the water, as well as Australian mortars and machine guns. In spite of the 27th Brigade's success, as a result of a misunderstanding between Brigadier Duncan Maxwell and Bennett, they began to
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states that, "the Laha massacre was the largest of the atrocities committed against captured Allied troops in 1942." Of Australian prisoners of war on Ambon, Stanley provides the following description of their captivity: "they suffered an ordeal and a death rate second only to the horrors of
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Veale and the Sparrow Force HQ force—including some members of the 2/40th and about 200 Dutch East Indies troops—continued eastward across the border, and eventually joined the 2/2 Independent Company. The 2/40th effectively ceased to exist, its survivors being absorbed into the 2/2nd and
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and his staff gained an excellent knowledge of the Allied positions. From 3 February, the Australian positions were shelled by Japanese artillery. Shelling and air attacks intensified over the next five days, destroying communications between Allied units and their commanders.
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on 2 February 1941 to undertake garrison duties there following a British request for more troops. This was initially a temporary move, with plans for the brigade to rejoin the division, which would then be transferred to the Middle East. Meanwhile, the 23rd Brigade moved to
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aircraft. The 8th Division's 1,100-strong Gull Force, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Roach, commanding officer of the 2/21st Battalion, arrived on 17 December. In addition to the 2/21st Battalion, it included 8th Division artillery and support units. The existing
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The 2/22nd Battalion—composed of 716 men—made up the majority of the combat personnel in the Lark Force, the name given to the 1,400-strong garrison concentrated in Rabaul, New Britain, from March 1941. Lark Force also included personnel from the
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Following the loss of its original infantry battalions, the headquarters unit of the 23rd Brigade, which had not deployed with the infantry battalions, was used to re-form a new brigade. Three Militia battalions were assigned, the
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at Singapore, an absolute majority of all Australian prisoners of the Japanese in World War II. Due to Japanese mistreatment and neglect, many died in the prisoner of war camps, and around 2,400 Australian prisoners died in the
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withdraw from Kranji in the north. That same day, communication problems and misunderstandings, led to the withdrawal of two Indian brigades, and loss of the crucial Kranji–Jurong ridge through the western side of the island.
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Beach. Nevertheless, the Japanese were able to bypass most of the resistance and move inland, and after a short fight, Lakunai airfield had been captured by the Japanese force. Following this, the Lark Force commander,
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singled out the Australian 2/29th as fighting with "great coolness" and worthy of entering battle with them, while Masanobu Tsuji wrote that in Malaya the Australians "fought with a bravery…not previously seen".
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Australians of Gull Force withdrew westwards, and held out until 3 February, when Scott surrendered. While small parties were able to escape to Australia, the majority – almost 800 men – were taken prisoner.
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principal historian, Dr. Peter Stanley, several hundred Australians surrendered at Laha Airstrip. At intervals for a fortnight after the surrender, more than 300 prisoners taken at Laha were executed. The
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The island of Ambon, in the Dutch East Indies, was perceived to be under threat from Japan because of its potential as a major air base. However, by mid-December 1941, only two flights of RAAF
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anchorage, which were important in the surveillance of Japanese movements in the region. A 130-strong detachment from the 2/1st Independent Company was detached to the nearby island of
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After a journey lasting several weeks, traversing the Strait of Malacca, Sumatra and then Java, following his escape from Malaya, Bennett arrived in Melbourne on 2 March 1942. The
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Australian soldiers (right centre) retreating from Rabaul cross the Warangoi/Adler River in the Bainings Mountains, on the eastern side of Gazelle Peninsula, late January 1942.
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The 8th Division began forming in July 1940, with its headquarters being established at Victoria Barracks, in Sydney. The division's first commander was Major General
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In January 1942, Lark Force came under heavy attack by Japanese aircraft, which neutralised coastal artillery. In the early hours of 23 January 1942, 5,000 Japanese
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As Allied forces in Malaya retreated towards Singapore, a 2,000-strong detachment of 8th Division reinforcements arrived in Singapore, including the
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5:15–pm. Bennett created an enduring controversy when he handed over the 8th Division to the divisional artillery commander, Brigadier
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subsequently took part in the guerrilla campaign that was waged on Timor in the following months, before being evacuated in December 1942.
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battery, an anti-tank battery and a detachment of the 2/10th Field Ambulance. The island, part of the Australian territory of
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lost more men killed in action than any other 2nd AIF unit. Additionally, of those captured, one in three died in captivity.
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Galleghan's Greyhounds: The Story of the 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion, 22nd November, 1940 â€“ 10th October, 1945
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fighters based in Darwin, intensified during February. Air attacks forced an Allied convoy—escorted by the destroyers
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loomed in 1941, the division was divided into four separate forces, which were deployed in different parts of the
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Timor came under attack from Japanese aircraft on 26 January. The bombing, hampered by AA guns and a squadron of
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part of the Dutch East Indies. The Australian and Dutch governments agreed that, in the event of Japan entering
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region. All of these formations were destroyed as fighting forces by the end of February 1942 during the
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Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul—Australia's Worst Military Disaster of World War II
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Ambon War Cemetery currently holds the graves of 1,956 servicemen, mostly Australian, Dutch and British.
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Doomed Battalion: Mateship and Leadership in War and Captivity. The Australian 2/40 Battalion, 1940–45
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The 2/40th's line of retreat towards Champlong had been cut off by the dropping of about 500 Japanese
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forced the British and Indian units, who had very few tanks and remained vulnerable to isolation and
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Troops from the 2/40th march through Brighton, Tasmania, in 1940 prior to their deployment to Timor
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A handful of Lark Force members remained at large on New Britain and—often in conjunction with
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or officials. Additional Australian support staff arrived at Kupang on 12 February, including
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2/10th Australian Field Ambulance including Australian Army Service Corps transport elements
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managed to escape from Ambon. Of those captured from Gull Force, only 300 survived the war.
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palace, as well as aerial reconnaissance and infiltrators, the Japanese commander, General
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on the Malayan coast with much less resistance. Japanese forces met stiff resistance from
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On 14 January 1942, parts of the division went into action for the first time south of
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Pounding Along to Singapore: A Story of the 2/20 Battalion AIF and 'D" Force POW
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On the east coast, the 22nd Brigade fought a series of delaying actions around
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In 1941, the island of Timor was divided into two territories under different
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Laha airfield, as shown in December 1945, where the 2/21st had fought in 1942
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garrison, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Kapitz, consisted of 2,800
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While it had initially been planned for the 8th Division to deploy to the
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The 27th Brigade had not yet faced an attack. However, the next day, the
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in April 1941. The 2/22nd Battalion was detached from it and deployed to
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Pacific Fury: How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese Scourge
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was important because of its proximity to the Japanese territory of the
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Members of 'C' Company, 2/30th Battalion disembark at Singapore, from
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artillery battalion and the remainder of the British AA battery.
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replaced by Lieutenant Colonel John Scott on 13 January 1942.
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The force was initially commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
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The following units were assigned to the 8th Division:
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2/9th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA)
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massacred about 135 Allied prisoners at Parit Sulong
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The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History
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Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin Books Australia. 2640: 2465: 2418: 2406: 2146: 2057: 50:(HMT FF), part of Convoy US11B, 15 August 1941. 27:Former infantry division of the Australian Army 3632:. Brisbane, Queensland: Copyright Publishing. 3594:. Sydney, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. 1565: 1481: 1454: 1442: 1394: 1365: 3767: 2999:(eBook ed.). Stroud: The History Press. 2818:"7th Battalion (North West Murray Borderers)" 2520:. Department of Defence. 2002. Archived from 1973: 515:, following the fighting. Lieutenant-Colonel 343:loomed, the 22nd Brigade was sent instead to 324:. It was replaced in the 8th Division by the 8: 3344:. In Ritchie, John; Langmore, Diane (eds.). 2679: 2575: 2504: 2492: 3304:; Farell, Brian; Shun, Chiang Ming (2011). 2840:"8th Battalion (City of Ballarat Regiment)" 2553:. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from 616:, led by a Japanese officer, walks under a 3774: 3760: 3752: 3668:The Grim Glory of the 2/19 Battalion A.I.F 2429: 2427: 2171: 2169: 2167: 1306:2/4th Australian Casualty Clearing Station 538:to Singapore, as Allied forces retreated. 523:for his actions in leading the break out. 3783:Australian Army Divisions in World War II 2860: 2657:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from 2598: 2596: 2438:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from 2184:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from 1340:American-British-Dutch-Australian Command 1092:(with state of origin, where applicable) 971:, and soon lost contact with the 2/40th. 584:The Japanese landings on Singapore Island 308:) in New South Wales, the 23rd (Brigader 3913:Military of Singapore under British rule 3159:. North Ryde, New South Wales: Methuen. 2541: 2539: 2021: 2009: 1997: 1844: 1808: 1784: 1736: 1724: 1688: 1676: 1649: 1625: 1613: 1493: 1469: 959:During the night of 19/20 February, the 3742:Australian 8th Division Vehicle Marking 2937: 2902:Second World War, 1939–1945 units 2628: 2587: 2480: 2394: 2310: 2245: 2221: 2105: 2093: 1985: 1856: 1832: 1820: 1760: 1748: 1712: 1700: 1637: 1505: 1406: 1355: 3446:. Singapore: Oxford University Press. 3181:. Melbourne: Grayflower Publications. 3079:. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 2955:The British Army 1939–45: The Far East 2925: 2233: 2209: 2158: 2116: 2114: 1919: 1907: 1601: 1589: 1577: 1553: 1541: 1529: 1517: 1430: 1418: 1382: 1050:during their campaigns in New Guinea. 252:. Most members of the division became 31: 3140:. 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New York: Harper Perennial. 2333:. 2/21st Battalion Association 1278:2/12th Field Company, RAE, NSW 1275:2/11th Field Company, RAE, Qld 484:and on the east coast towards 460:and British units in northern 320:, where it became part of the 1: 1281:2/6th Field Park Company, RAE 1235:2/4th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 1229:2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA 464:, but Japan's superiority in 402:in 1945, where troops of the 220:as part of the all-volunteer 3747:Unit Colour Patches May 1941 3609:Christie, Robert W. (1983). 501:45th Indian Infantry Brigade 2996:Battle Story Singapore 1942 2769:. Australian War Memorial. 2376:. Commonwealth of Australia 1247:2/4th Machine-Gun Battalion 679:New Guinea Volunteer Rifles 554:2/4th Machine Gun Battalion 3949: 3408:. 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