2/40th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2/40th Battalion (Australia) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force unit ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedNation | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fall of Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Timor campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | primarily Tasmanian volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfSurrender | February 1942 ⓘ |
| deployedTo | Dutch Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbanded | after World War II ⓘ |
| engagedIn | defence of Timor against Japanese invasion ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | majority of personnel captured ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | volunteers from Tasmania ⓘ |
| garrisoned | Koepang area, Dutch Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Tasmania (initially) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| nickname | Tasmanian battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | encirclement and surrender near Koepang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture by Japanese forces in Timor
ⓘ
service in early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| parentFormation | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
23rd Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personnelStatus | prisoners of war of the Japanese ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Australian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| service | overseas service in Dutch Timor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| status | disbanded military unit ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | line infantry battalion ⓘ |
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