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The first British colonial settlement in Australia of Sydney was established in 1788 with the protection of four companies of the Corps of Royal Marines. In 1790 these were mostly replaced with soldiers of the New South Wales Corps, a regiment raised specifically for service in Australia. This regiment was based in Australia until 1810.
Nevertheless, some regiments, such as the 73rd and 46th served as little as three or four years, while others such as 99th served a total of 13. [13] Two regiments, the 40th and the 50th, served two tours. [13] The last regiment to leave was the 18th, which served the shortest tour, under a year, leaving in 1870. [13]
The 2/4th Battalion [Note 2] was raised on 3 November 1939 at Victoria Barracks, in Sydney, as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF). Among the first batch of troops raised as part of the new force, the battalion was initially attached to the 16th Brigade, which was assigned to the 6th Division. [3]
Nevertheless, the presence of two strong provincial VC regiments in the area meant that security in Phuoc Tuy remained problematic until the end and in May 1971, 4 RAR, again also becoming 2 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion, took over from 2 RAR and the Battalion returned to Australia. [9] Total 2 RAR casualties for both tours were 32 killed and 182 ...
Realising that continuing to engage the British in set-piece battles where British troops could utilize their superior numbers would result in a quick defeat, the Boers adopted tactics of hit-and-run guerilla attacks, picking off men, and disrupting supply lines. [6] The Boers first struck at the Battle of Kraaipan on 12 October 1899. Late at ...
The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. I: 1885–1918. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 07318-1047-3. Maitland, Gordon (2002). The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. II:1939–1945. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-7318-1160-7
The 9th Division was the fourth AIF division raised, being formed in the United Kingdom in late 1940. Initially it consisted of only two infantry brigades which had been formed in Australia and dispatched to Britain in order to defend against a possible invasion following the Fall of France—the 18th and 25th Brigades—under the command of Major General Henry Wynter.
Established shortly after the outbreak of the war, the 2/2nd Battalion formed part of the 16th Brigade, [2] the first brigade formed within the 6th Division, and was among the units raised as part of the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force that was recruited for overseas service at the start of the war. [3]