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- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) abstract "The 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion was a battalion of the Australian Army that was raised for service during World War II as part of the 6th Division. When it was formed on 14 December 1939, its component companies were spread across several Australian states, but it was later concentrated at Ingleburn, New South Wales, where it completed basic training in the early months of the war. In mid-1940, the battalion embarked for overseas, bound initially for the Middle East, but following the Fall of France it was diverted to the United Kingdom. Along with a larger contingent of Australians, it helped to bolster the island's garrison, undertaking defensive duties during a period when it was expected that the Germans might launch a cross-Channel invasion.The battalion was transferred to the Middle East in late 1940, after the threat of invasion had passed. It underwent further training in Egypt, before taking part in fighting against the Germans in Greece and on Crete in mid-1941. Having lost most of its equipment and suffering heavy casualties, the 2/1st was rebuilt in Palestine before undertaking garrison duties in Syria in 1941–42. The battalion was withdrawn to Australia as a result of Japan's entry into the war in December 1941. During 1943, the 2/1st fought a defensive role in the New Guinea campaign. Following its withdrawal to Australia in early 1944, the battalion was re-organised on the Atherton Tablelands and reassigned to the 7th Division. It was committed to its final campaign in mid-1945, during the Borneo campaign. After the war, the battalion was disbanded in early 1946. One of its mascots, Horrie the Wog Dog, became the subject of a book by Ion Idriess.".
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsStartYear "1939".
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle Battle_of_Crete.
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- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle World_War_II.
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 6th_Division_(Australia).
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 7th_Division_(Australia).
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "100px|alt=A three toned triangular organisational symbol".
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) mascot "Horrie the Wog Dog".
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) militaryUnitSize "~ 800–900 personnel".
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) role "Direct fire support".
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) thumbnail Australian_machine_gunners_on_Borneo_in_1945_(AWM_110829).jpg?width=300.
- 1st_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
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