2nd Battalion
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| Branch | Australian Army |
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| Color | Purple over Green |
| Motto | Nulli Secundus (Second To None) |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Gallipoli campaign | |
| Western Front | |
| Notable commanders | George Braund |
| Thomas Blamey | |
| Part of | 1st Brigade |
| 8th Brigade | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2196855 |
About 2nd Battalion
The 2nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was initially raised for service during the First World War as part the Australian Imperial Force and saw action at Gallipoli before . . .
Ex-paratrooper Chris Lewis finishes six-year walk around UK
... Mr Lewis, who served with 2Nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, struggled to cope after entering civilian life...
Falkland Islands soldier: 'I joined the Army to give something back'
... WO Halford joined soldiers from 2Nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment to visit the Airborne Assault Museum at Duxford in Cambridgeshire to learn more about paratroopers role in the fighting, and to meet Falklands veteran Clive Smith...
World War Two soldier massacre anniversary marked
... The 2Nd Battalion was among those ordered to hold back the German advance across France for as long as possible, to enable the evacuation of nearly 340,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk...
PTSD: Ex-soldier builds castle as mental health rehab space
... Mike Allen, who served with 2Nd Battalion the Royal Welsh regiment until 2014, including in Afghanistan, suffered with post-traumatic stress disorder when he returned and found he wanted to live away from society...
It was not just army banter - it was racism
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British troops move black rhinos to Malawi
... Soldiers from the 2Nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles moved 17 of the animals, which are hunted for their horns, in the hope they can be better protected...
The DMZ 'gardening job, caused almost a war
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'Dozens' of British troops diagnosed with Q fever
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