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By late 1944, however, the threat of invasion no longer existed and the division along with many of its component units were disbanded in order to ease some of the labour shortages being experienced in the Australian economy. Between August and November 1944 most of its component units were
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In 1924 the brigade was part of the 3rd Military District in Victoria, consisting of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Battalions. Over the course of the inter war years, the brigade's component units changed a number of times as the economic pressures of the
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in Victoria and in 1921 when the AIF was finally officially disbanded, the citizen force infantry regiments were reorganised to perpetuate the numerical designations and battle honours of the AIF.
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lead to a reduction in the size of the Militia and the amalgamation of a number of battalions. In 1928, just before the end of compulsory military training, the brigade consisted of the 5th, 6th,
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prevented the dispatch of conscripts to fight except within the boundaries of Australia and its external territories. As a result, as the units of the newly raised 2nd AIF were sent overseas to
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The brigade was re-raised on 3 March 2023 as the 2nd Health Brigade to command the Army's four newly raised health battalions. Its headquarters is located at
2039: 1753: 1103: 359:—and initially under the command of Colonel James Whiteside McCay, and was among the first Australian formations to be sent overseas. As part of the 520:, the Militia were called up progressively for three months continuous training in order to improve the overall readiness of Australia's defences. 267:
where they were tasked with carrying out garrison duties before being redeployed to Darwin at the end of the year as the threat of invasion by the
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During the war, the units of the 2nd Brigade suffered 7,988 casualties of which 3,958 were killed. Eight men from these units also received the
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Following this the brigade returned to Egypt where they once again took part in the defence of the Suez Canal before embarking for
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transferred out and disbanded and as its strength diminished, the 2nd Brigade was finally disbanded on 8 January 1945 while at
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Early in May the battalions of the 2nd Brigade moved from the beachhead at Anzac Cove to the British and French lodgement at
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in 1939 the Australian government decided to raise an all-volunteer force for overseas service. This force was known as the
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In the 1920s the brigade reverted to a part-time militia formation, once again based in Victoria, forming part of the
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In October 1942, Militia units from the 2nd and 4th Divisions took part in large-scale defensive exercise in
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Initially, the brigade was composed of four infantry battalions under the overall command of temporary
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units under the one command. The Army's three health battalions and psychology unit that were part of
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and after this, over the course of the next two and a half years, they took part in most of the major
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In 1919, the 2nd Brigade, was reformed as part of the Militia, in the 1st Military District in
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The brigade was re-raised on 3 March 2023 to command the Army's four new health battalions.
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in March 1916. Arriving shortly after this, they took up positions in the trenches of the
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In May 1942 the 2nd Brigade, as part of the 4th Division moved from Victoria to
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was introduced and at this time the brigade was reorganised as part of the
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where it lost almost a third of its strength. Later they took part in the
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in Queensland. Later, in August 1943, however, the brigade was moved to
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into the war in December 1941, and their subsequent advance through
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in December 1915. Following this the brigade was transferred to the
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Troops from the 1st and 2nd Brigades at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915
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unit of the Commonwealth Military Forces, it was established in
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As of 2023 the brigade consists of the following units:
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decreased. It was eventually disbanded in early 1945.
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In early 1943, the 2nd Brigade was transferred to the
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was reintroduced in early 1940, the provisions of the
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on 25 April 1915, coming ashore in the second wave.
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Index

2nd Infantry Brigade (Australia)

Australia
Australian Army
Infantry
1st Division
4th Division
2nd Division
Forces Command
First World War
Gallipoli Campaign
Western Front
Second World War
Unit colour patch

Australian Army
brigade
militia
infantry
Victoria
First World War
Australian Imperial Force
1st Division
Gallipoli
Battle of Krithia
Battle of Lone Pine
Egypt
Western Front
France
Belgium

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