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WORLD WAR II
BATTLE HONOURS AWARDED TO AUSTRALIAN UNITS
- MACHINE GUN & PIONEER BATALLIONS
1st MACHINE GUN BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/1 MG Bn
Greece 1941, Mount Olympus, Servia Pass, Middle East 1941, Crete,
South West Pacific 1945, Borneo, Balikpapan, Milford Highway
2/2 MG BN
2/1 MG BN
2nd MACHINE GUN BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/2 MG Bn
North Africa 1941-42, Defence of Alamein Line, Ruweisat Ridge, Sanyet el Miteirya,
El Alamein, South West Pacific 1943-45, Lae-Nadzab, Finschhafen, Sattelberg, Borneo,
Brunei, Labuan
3rd MACHINE GUN BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/3 MG Bn
Syria 1941, Sidon, Jezzine, Jebel Mazar, Damour, South West Pacific 1942, '44-45,
Java 1942, Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Nambut Ridge, Anumb River,
But-Dagua
2/3 MG BN
2/4 MG BN
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4th MACHINE GUN BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/4 MG Bn
Malaya 1942-42, Singapore Island
7th MACHINE GUN BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 7 MG Bn (AIF)
South West Pacific 1943
7 MG BN (AIF)
1st PIONEER BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/1 Pnr Bn
North Africa 1941, Defence of Tobruk, The Salient 1941,
South West Pacific 1942-43, '45, Borneo
2/1 PNR BN
2/2 PNR BN
2nd PIONEER BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/2 Pnr Bn
Syria 1941, Merjayun, Damour, Mazraat ech Chouf, South West Pacific 1942-45,
Lae-Nadzab, Lae Road, Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Ramu Valley,
Shaggy Ridge, Java 1942
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3rd PIONEER BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/3 Pnr Bn
North Africa 1942, El Alamein, South West Pacific 1943-45, Finschhafen,
Defence of Scarlet Beach, Siki Cove, Borneo, Tarakan
Award
Victoria Cross
CPL JB MacKey (2/3 PNR BN AIF)
Tarakan Island
12 May 1945 (posthumous)
2/3 PNR BN
2/4 PNR BN
4th PIONEER BATTALION
World War II
Earned by 2/4 Pnr Bn
South West Pacific 1945, Borneo
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