14th/32nd Battalion (Australia)
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The 14th/32nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which served during the Second World War. It was formed in September 1942 by the amalgamation of the 14th and 32nd Battalions and was assigned to the 6th Brigade, 4th Division in Geraldton, Western Australia. The battalion served firstly in Australia and then later New Guinea, being employed mainly on garrison duties, before being transferred to the 5th Division and deployed to New Britain late in the war where it took part briefly in the Australian containment campaign on that island. In April 1945 it returned to Australia for rest and re-organisation and was disbanded later that year without seeing further combat.
14th/32nd Battalion | |
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Active | 1942–45 |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Australian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | ~800–900 men[Note 1] |
Part of | 6th Brigade, 5th Division |
Nickname(s) | Prahran/Footscray Regiment |
Colours | Yellow over blue |
Engagements | Second World War |
Insignia | |
Unit colour patch |