Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)


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Article promoted by Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 05:06, 9 July 2016 (UTC) &laquo; Return to A-Class review list

2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)

 * Nominator(s): AustralianRupert (talk)

The third of four machine gun battalions raised as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II, the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion arguably had a rather tortured existence. Of its three campaigns, two saw it being used mainly in the light infantry role, for which it was ill suited. The battalion fought as part of the "Silent Seventh" (the 7th Division) in Syria and Lebanon, before the majority of the battalion was diverted to Java, where a short and disastrous campaign against the Japanese resulted in the majority of the battalion's personnel being captured and spending the rest of the war as prisoners of the Japanese. A small portion of the battalion remained and subsequently the unit was re-raised; nevertheless, it would not see action again until the final year of the war, when it was deployed to a "mopping up" campaign in the Aitape-Wewak campaign. I found this one an interesting article to write, as my grandfather fought in both Syria and Aitape-Wewak (albeit with the 2/3rd Infantry Battalion), and would welcome any feedback regarding further improvements. Thank you to all who stop by. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 12:04, 23 June 2016 (UTC)


 *  Comments Support:
 * Bren machine gun is dup linked
 * "motor cycle": typo, I assume
 * I suggest adding alt text for rest of images. However, this isn't a requirement.
 * "He later became a major general.": may be confusing to some viewers which General you're talking about


 * Other than that, this article is good to go.--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 11:30, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * G'day, thanks for taking a look. I believe I have adjusted all of these. These are my changes: . Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 11:49, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Support Comments
 * Lead: The last sentence of the first paragraph is quite long; suggest breaking it after "the Middle East"
 * Into action against the Japanese: Java and captivity: I corrected a few of what I thought were obvious typos, pls check these. I also think that the sentence beginning "Under orders to hold up the Japanese around Leuwiliang for a day..." is quite long and could be broken. Also note the close proximity of "effort/efforts in that same sentence.
 * Aitape–Wewak: The final campaign: "re-roled" seems to be an unusual word to use (unless it is the particular military terminology to use). Maybe converted?
 * "Arohemi, Muguluwela, and But, while": I initially read the "But" as a typo. Unless the order in which they appear is important maybe move "But" to be the first town/village mentioned. Maybe even specify this, i.e. ...the towns of But, Arohemi etc...
 * Other the nitpicks above, as always with your work, this looks in excellent shape. Cheers. Zawed (talk) 10:33, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * G'day, thanks for taking a look. All excellent suggestions. These are my changes: . Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 11:01, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * All good, adding my support now. Zawed (talk) 11:13, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Image review -- all looks good, PD-Australia & PD-1996 except the emblem, which is a simple geometric shape. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 11:57, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Support - I reviewed at GA and following recent changes believe it also meets the A class criteria. Some minor points though:
 * This image caption probably needs a location for context - "2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion personnel set up a Vickers machine gun, October 1941". Where did it occur?
 * "The 6th Division was subsequently tasked with taking over from the US XI Corps around Aitape–Wewak." I wonder if something of the operational role / intended tasks of the Australian force should be mentioned? A short half-sentence summary would probably help some readers.
 * Otherwise nothing else leapt out at me. Anotherclown (talk) 11:11, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review, mate, these are my changes: . Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 22:10, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Ian. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 22:10, 8 July 2016 (UTC)


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