User:Hossen27/Australian WWII order of battle

The following is a list of Second Australian Imperial Force and CMF forces in WWII over many periods.

Australian Army, September 1939

 * First Army (Major-General Lavarack) - Toowoomba, Queensland
 * 4th Division (6th, 11th, 12th, 14th Brigade)
 * 3rd Armoured Division (2nd Armoured and 1st Motor Brigade)
 * Torres Straight Force


 * Australian II Corps( Major-General Morshead) - Barrine, Queensland
 * Australian 6th Division (16th and 30th Brigades) A.I.F.
 * Australian 7th Division (18th, 21st and 25th Brigades) A.I.F.
 * Australian 9th Division (20th, 24th and 26th Brigades) A.I.F.


 * Second Army (Lieut-General Mackay (usually Major-General E.F. Herring)) - Parramatta, New South Wales
 * Australian 1st Division (1st, 9th and 28th Brigades)
 * 3rd Army Tank Brigade


 * Australian III Corps (Major-General Bennett) - Mount Lawley, Western Australia
 * Australian 2nd Division (2nd, 5th and 8th Brigades)
 * Australian 1st Armoured Division (1st Armoured Brigade, 3rd Motor Brigade)


 * Northern Territory Force (Major-General A.S. Allen) - Darwin
 * Australian 12th Division (13th, 19th and 23rd Brigades)


 * New Guinea Force (Major-General Mackay (usuallu Lieut-General Herring)) - Port Moresby
 * Australian 3rd Division (17th Brigade)
 * Australian 5th Division (4th and 29th Brigades)
 * Australian 11th Division (7th and 15th Brigades)


 * L.H.Q Reserve
 * Australian 3rd Brigade - Adelaide
 * 4th Armoured Brigade - Singleton, New South Wales

6th Australian Infantry Division
Raised 28 September 1939

Divisional units

 * 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 Feb 1940
 * 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

Infantry

 * 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 reorganisation
 * 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

Divisional units

 * 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

Infantry units

 * 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)

other units

 * 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

Divisional Units

 * 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

Infantry Unit

 * 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

Divisional Units

 * 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

Infantry Units

 * 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

Divisional Units

 * 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

Armoured Brigade

 * 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)

Reference

 * Digger history