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| − | Formed in Bathurst, New South Wales | + | Formed in Bathurst, New South Wales during August 1942 by the ''2nd Australian Infantry Training Brigade'' to train troops on mortars, anti tank weapons and intelligence tasks. In May 1940 they absorbed their fellow units from the 1st and 4th Infantry Training Brigades. In 1944 a Pioneeer wing was formed and the unit remained in Bathurst until the end of the war. In the later period they were preparing reinforcements for the proposed ''Occupation Force'' in Japan. |
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Brief History
Formed in Bathurst, New South Wales during August 1942 by the 2nd Australian Infantry Training Brigade to train troops on mortars, anti tank weapons and intelligence tasks. In May 1940 they absorbed their fellow units from the 1st and 4th Infantry Training Brigades. In 1944 a Pioneeer wing was formed and the unit remained in Bathurst until the end of the war. In the later period they were preparing reinforcements for the proposed Occupation Force in Japan.
Unit Personnel
Trainees
- Roy Searle Williams 27 Jul - 3 Sep 1945
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 6 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, page 6.253 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018 Unit Personnel