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- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) abstract "The 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion was an Australian Army unit raised for service with the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) during the Second World War. Formed in late 1940 as part of the 8th Division, the battalion provided fire-support to the division’s component infantry brigades. In 1941–42, it was deployed north to meet the Japanese threat, seeing action in the disastrous the fighting in Singapore and on Java. During these campaigns, the 2/4th was all but destroyed with the majority of its personnel being either killed or becoming prisoners of war after the fall of Singapore in February 1942. During the three and half years they were in Japanese captivity, members of the 2/4th were sent to various prison camps around the Pacific where they were used as slave labour and subjected to harsh conditions and extreme brutality until being liberated in August 1945. After the war, the surviving members of the battalion were returned to Australia, but the 2/4th was not re-raised.".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsEndYear "1942".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) activeYearsStartYear "1940".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle Battle_of_Java_(1942).
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle Battle_of_Singapore.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle Malayan_Campaign.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battle World_War_II.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure 8th_Division_(Australia).
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) country Australia.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "100px".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) militaryUnitSize "~900 personnel".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) thumbnail Australian_Army_Emblem.JPG?width=300.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageExternalLink unit_15111.asp.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageID "32227361".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) wikiPageRevisionID "568944204".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battles Battle_of_Java_(1942).
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battles Battle_of_Singapore.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battles Malayan_Campaign.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) battles World_War_II.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) branch "25".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) commandStructure "8".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) dates "1940".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) hasPhotoCollection 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia).
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbol "100".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) identificationSymbolLabel Unit_Colour_Patch.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) notableCommanders "Michael Anketell".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) size "~900 personnel".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Infantry.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) unitName "2".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Australian_World_War_II_battalions.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1942.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1940.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Agent.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type MilitaryUnit.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Organisation.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Organization.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Agent.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type SocialPerson.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) type Thing.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) comment "The 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion was an Australian Army unit raised for service with the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) during the Second World War. Formed in late 1940 as part of the 8th Division, the battalion provided fire-support to the division’s component infantry brigades. In 1941–42, it was deployed north to meet the Japanese threat, seeing action in the disastrous the fighting in Singapore and on Java.".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) label "2/4th Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)".
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs m.0gy09lt.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs Q4597049.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) sameAs Q4597049.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) wasDerivedFrom 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia)?oldid=568944204.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) depiction Australian_Army_Emblem.JPG.
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) isPrimaryTopicOf 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia).
- 4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia) name "2/4th Machine Gun Battalion".