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- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) abstract "The 2/18th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit that served during World War II. Formed in June 1940, the battalion was assigned to the 22nd Brigade, which formed part of the Australian 8th Division. After completing basic training, the 2/18th was sent to Singapore and Malaya to strengthen the defences of the British colonies in February 1941 against a possible Japanese attack. The 2/18th Battalion subsequently undertook garrison duties throughout the year at various locations in Malaya, where it conducted jungle training and constructed defences along the eastern coast.Following the outbreak of war in the Pacific in December 1941, the 2/18th saw action against Japanese forces in the Malayan campaign, during which they took part in a large-scale ambush of a Japanese force on the Malay Peninsula before joining the withdrawal to Singapore in early 1942. Assigned to defend part of the north-west coast of the island, the battalion participated in the unsuccessful defence of Singapore in early February 1942. Following the fall of Singapore the majority of the battalion's personnel were taken as prisoners of war. Many of these men died in captivity; the survivors were liberated in 1945 and returned to Australia where the battalion was disbanded.".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsEndYear "1945".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsStartYear "1940".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Battle_of_Singapore.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) battle Malayan_Campaign.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) battle World_War_II.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 22nd_Brigade_(Australia).
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 8th_Division_(Australia).
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) country Australia.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "100px|alt=A two toned diamond shape on a drab oval backing".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) militaryUnitSize "~700–900 personnelref|At the beginning of the war, the authorised strength of an Australian infantry battalion was larger than that of the standard British infantry battalion. Following the dispatch of Australian troops to the Middle East, though, a reorganisation saw the authorised strength drop to 910 men all ranks. A further re-organisation in 1943 saw it fall to 803. Despite this, during the war the actual size of an Australian infantry battalion fluctuated between 700 and 900 men, notwithstanding combat losses.|group=Note".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) motto "(Hand On the Torch of the Legion)".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) motto "Legionis lampada tradamus".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) notableCommander Arthur_Varley.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) thumbnail 2-18th_on_Ferry.jpg?width=300.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageExternalLink www.218battalion.org.au.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageExternalLink ww2_japanese.htm.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageExternalLink volume.asp?levelID=67906.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageID "4899255".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageRevisionID "590037695".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) battles Battle_of_Singapore.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) battles Malayan_Campaign.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) battles World_War_II.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) branch "25".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) caption "Members of the 2/18th Battalion on board a ferry at Sydney, New South Wales, bound for the ship assigned to transport them to Malaya".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure "22".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) dates "1940".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) hasPhotoCollection 18th_Battalion_(Australia).
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "100".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbolLabel Unit_Colour_Patch.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) motto "Legionis lampada tradamus".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) notableCommanders Arthur_Varley.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) size "~700–900 personnelref|At the beginning of the war, the authorised strength of an Australian infantry battalion was larger than that of the standard British infantry battalion. Following the dispatch of Australian troops to the Middle East, though, a reorganisation saw the authorised strength drop to 910 men all ranks. A further re-organisation in 1943 saw it fall to 803. Despite this, during the war the actual size of an Australian infantry battalion fluctuated between 700 and 900 men, notwithstanding combat losses.|group=Note".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) unitName "2".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Australian_World_War_II_battalions.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1945.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1940.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type Agent.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type MilitaryUnit.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type Organisation.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type Organization.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type Agent.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type SocialPerson.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) type Thing.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) comment "The 2/18th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit that served during World War II. Formed in June 1940, the battalion was assigned to the 22nd Brigade, which formed part of the Australian 8th Division. After completing basic training, the 2/18th was sent to Singapore and Malaya to strengthen the defences of the British colonies in February 1941 against a possible Japanese attack.".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) label "2/18th Battalion (Australia)".
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs m.0ct4ys.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs Q4597011.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs Q4597011.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) wasDerivedFrom 18th_Battalion_(Australia)?oldid=590037695.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) depiction 2-18th_on_Ferry.jpg.
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) isPrimaryTopicOf 18th_Battalion_(Australia).
- 18th_Battalion_(Australia) name "2/18th Battalion".