2/16th Battalion (Australia)
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2-16th-battalion-australia-192-6089302
title:
2/16th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/16th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, serving during World War II. Attached to the 21st Brigade that was assigned to the 7th Division, the 2/16th was raised in 1940 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force from volunteers drawn mainly from the state of Western Australia. After training in Australia, the battalion was deployed to the Middle East where it undertook defensive duties along the Egyptian–Libyan border in early 1941 before taking part in the Syri
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2/16th_Battalion_(Australia)
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2022-10-18T07:58:03Z
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