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The battalion was finally disbanded on 29 December 1945 while still at Balikpapan; upon disbandment there were only 42 members of the battalion left for the 2/10th's final parade. During this ceremony, the battalion flag was entrusted to the Militia 10th Battalion, [ 64 ] which had served briefly in a garrison role in Australia during the war ...
In 1960 the Regiment was absorbed into 10th Medium Regiment, forming P and R batteries of that regiment. 8th Medium Regiment was retained at nil strength on the Order of Battle for inclusion in the Combat Support Group, 3rd Division, and RHQ was reformed at Holsworthy, New South Wales, in 1969 as a sub-unit of the Australian Regular Army by ...
The 2/10th Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment formed in mid-1940 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II.The regiment was deployed to Malaya in 1941, taking part there in the military actions against the Japanese, and then deployed to Singapore in early 1942.
The 8th Division's 1,100-strong Gull Force, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Roach, commanding officer of the 2/21st Battalion, [71] arrived on 17 December. In addition to the 2/21st Battalion, it included 8th Division artillery and support units. [ 72 ]
The 2/10th (Home Defence) Battalion was formed on 25 September 1940 with personnel drawn from the 10th (Home Defence) Battalion. On 24 November, it was redesignated the 11th (Home Defence) Battalion and it was absorbed back into the 10th (Home Defence) Battalion on 23 June 1941.
8th/9th Battalion – Enoggera: Nickname(s) 1st Battalion – The Pony Soldiers or The Big Blue One [1] 2nd Battalion – Second to None [2] 3rd Battalion – Old Faithful [3] 4th Battalion – The Fighting Fourth [4] 5th Battalion – The Tiger Battalion [5] 6th Battalion – Bluedog 7th Battalion – The Pigs [6] 8th Battalion – The Grey ...
The 10th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force during World War I. Among the first units raised in Australia during the war, the battalion was recruited from South Australia in August 1914 and formed part of the 3rd Brigade , 1st Division .
Originally formed in 1903 as a Militia unit of the Commonwealth Military Forces, it was established in Victoria and consisted of four battalion-sized units—5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Australian Infantry Regiments. [2] In 1908 the units were retitled so that they became the 1st Battalions of their regimental designations. [2]