2/29th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/29th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign during World War II and suffered heavy losses before the fall of Singapore.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2/29th Battalion | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Australian Imperial Force unit
ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Australian prisoners of war in Japanese captivity ⓘ |
| awardedToMembers | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | fall of Singapore 1942 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | fighting against Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | captured at fall of Singapore ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| garrison | Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| memberAwarded | Charles Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberAwardedFor | actions at Battle of Muar ⓘ |
| nickname | Two Twenty-Ninth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | rearguard actions during retreat to Singapore ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel John Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Muar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive actions during withdrawal in Malaya
ⓘ
heavy losses before fall of Singapore ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 1941–1942 in Malaya and Singapore ⓘ |
| parentFormation | Australian 8th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
27th Brigade (Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8th Division (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | overseas service ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceNumbering | Second AIF unit with prefix 2/ to distinguish from Militia ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| suffered | heavy casualties in Malayan Campaign ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | military infantry unit ⓘ |
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2/29th Battalion