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The 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion in World War 2, 1939-1945 |
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- This site is 2, maybe 3, different things;
- It is a stand alone account of
the work of the Battalion in 1939-1945 and
- It is a continuation of the
story of the 42nd Battalions of different Regiments that started
before Federation and that is partly told on the web-site called 42nd
Battalion AIF 1916-19. They were all Queensland (mostly central Queensland)
based units. Their history and
traditions are represented by the 42nd Battalion Royal Queensland
Regiment (42 RQR) now headquartered in
Rockhampton.
- It is also, I hope, a tribute to the
63 men
of the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion who died on Active Service in
WW2 and the hundreds who offered
their lives in the defence of Australia against the most serious
threat the nation has ever faced.
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