The 2/9th Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment formed as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force in July 1940 for operations during World War II. Assigned to the
Troops from the 2/9th on parade at Wondecla, Queensland, February 1945
Jungle division
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The Jungle division was a military organisation adopted in early 1943 by the Australian Army during the Second World War. This organisation was a much lighter version of the standard British-pattern i
2/9th Field Regiment (Australia)
…for Australian forces around this time, as US forces had taken over as the main combat force in the Pacific. The reduced artillery scale of the jungle converted divisions also limited the opportunities for artillery regiments. The regiment was not deployed to Borneo when 1st Corps deployed and it was subsequently reassigned…
Australian troops of B Company, 30th Battalion crossing a shallow creek between Weber Point and Malalamai during the Battle of Sio in 1944.
A Matilda tank from the Australian 4th Armoured Brigade, moves towards Japanese strong points near Finschhafen, on 9 November 1943.
Soldiers from the 2/23rd Battalion during the attack on Freda feature on Tarakan 1945.
Vickers medium machine-gun supporting D Company, 2/23rd Battalion during the fighting for Tarakan Hill, 2 May 1945.