2/22nd Battalion
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The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army infantry battalion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Lark Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lark Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses during fall of Rabaul ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Australian war memorials ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| engagedIn | Japanese invasion of Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fateOfGarrison | overrun at Rabaul in 1942 ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedAt | Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| locationOfService |
New Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | battalion ⓘ |
| notableFor | service with Lark Force at Rabaul ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonersOfWar | many personnel captured by Japanese forces ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfKeyEvent | 1942 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.