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 . . .
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... Mr Lewis, who served with 2Nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, struggled to cope after entering civilian life...
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... 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...
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... 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...
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... 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...
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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...
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British troops move black rhinos to Malawi
British troops have helped to move a group of critically endangered black rhinos from South Africa to Malawi to protect them against poaching.
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.
They were transported by air and road from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to Liwonde National Park in Malawi.
The troops then spent three months training rangers to keep them safe.
Major Jez England, The Officer commanding the British Army counter-poaching team in Liwonde, said the operation had been "hugely successful".
"Not only do we share skills with the rangers, improving their efficiency and ability to patrol larger areas, but it also provides a unique opportunity for our soldiers to train in a challenging environment", he said.
There are thought to be 5,500 black rhinos left in The WildThe UK government says it has committed More Than £36m to tackle The Illegal Wildlife Trade between 2014 and 2021.
Part of this is to help support trans-boundary work to allow animals to move more safely between areas and across national borders.
poaching, malawi, british army, south africa, conservation
Source of news: bbc.com
