The 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion was a battalion of the Australian Army during World War II. One of four infantry battalions raised in New Guinea, 2 NGIB was formed in September 1944. Formed late
'A' Company around Gisanamba, July 1945
The Royal Pacific Islands Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. The regiment is descended from the Australian Army infantry battalions formed from native soldiers and
2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion
…in the Allied campaign in New Guinea, supporting the 6th Division during the final stages of the Aitape–Wewak campaign. In 1945, it became part of the Pacific Islands Regiment, but was disbanded in June 1946. Earlier efforts by the Australian Army to raise infantry battalions from local Papuan and New Guinean personnel for…
Cap badge of the Pacific Islands Regiment