The 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment is a Reserve light infantry battalion of the Australian Army, raised and based in the state of Queensland. It is part of the Royal Queensland Regiment and
Privates from the 9th Battalion enjoying a camel ride near the Pyramids, Egypt, 1914
Lines of the 9th and 10th Battalions at Mena Camp, Egypt, looking towards the Pyramids, December 1914. The soldier in the foreground is playing with a kangaroo, the regimental mascot
9th Battalion army band in France, 1917
Battle of Milne Bay
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The Battle of Milne Bay, also known as Operation RE or the Battle of Rabi by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese naval infantry, known as Kaigun Tokubetsu Riku
9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment
…of New Guinea in response to a perceived threat of a Japanese landing. The battalion was involved in heavy fighting with Japanese forces during the Battle of Milne Bay. From late 1943 to early 1944 the 9th Battalion was in the Donadabu area and later that year moved to Bougainville when the Australians took over from…
Australian troops at Milne Bay in 1942, shortly after the battle
Location of Milne Bay within Territory of Papua, 1942. The highlighted area is enlarged below.
A Kittyhawk comes in to land at No. 1 Airstrip, guarded by a Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun of the 2/9th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery.
Squadron Leader Keith "Bluey" Truscott, Commanding Officer of No. 76 Squadron RAAF, taxiing along Marston Matting at Milne Bay in September 1942