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

Second Australian Imperial Force 1939-40 (at formation)

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