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The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was a unit of the Australian Army raised in the Territory of Papua for service during the Second World War.Formed in early 1940 in Port Moresby to help defend the territory in the event of a Japanese invasion, its soldiers were primarily Papuan natives led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers.
The Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR) is an infantry regiment of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The regiment is descended from the Australian Army infantry battalions formed from native soldiers and Australian officers and non-commissioned officers in the territories of Papua and New Guinea during World War II to help fight against the Japanese.
49th Infantry Battalion – Port Moresby, Papua [notes 4] Papuan Infantry Battalion – Port Moresby, Papua; The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles – Rabaul and New Guinea; January 1942 – 30th Brigade Infantry units 39th Infantry Battalion; 53rd Infantry Battalion; June 1942 - Maroubra Force. September 1942 – Torres Strait Force [31] [32] Units ...
Captain John Anderson Chalk (22 July 1916 [1] – 21 March 2001) was an officer of the Papuan Infantry Battalion during the Second World War. He led the first ground attack on Papuan territory against Imperial Japanese forces which had landed at Buna and Gona. [2] Along with 35 [3] or 40 [4] soldiers under his command he led an ambush of 1,000 ...
On 24 June, Morris ordered the 39th Infantry Battalion (less one company) and the Papuan Infantry Battalion, as Maroubra Force, to defend Kokoda. [35] The Japanese landed in the Buna area on 21 July. [36] At this point, B Company of the 39th Infantry Battalion was at Kokoda, with C Company advancing along the track, departing Ilolo on 23 July.
[Note 35] The Papuan Infantry Battalion patrolled in the vicinity for Japanese stragglers from the Kokoda Track Campaign but was not engaged directly in the battle. [303] The contribution of Papuans conscripted as labourers or porters was a significant part of the Allied logistic effort.
The Australian 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, 2/6th Field Company, and B Company, Papuan Infantry Battalion reached Nadzab after an overland and river trek that same day and began preparing the airfield. The first transport aircraft landed the next morning, but bad weather delayed the Allied build up.
Meanwhile, the 13th Field Regiment's guns were assigned to beach defence. The 49th Battalion occupied the Pyramid Point – Ela Beach sector, and the 53rd Battalion occupied the Napa Napa Peninsula, relieving the Papuan Infantry Battalion. In February, the 53rd, less one company, was concentrated on beach defence; the following month the ...