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2/6th Field Regiment (Australia)

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Commanders
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|caption=Troop command post from the 2/6th Field Regiment during the Syria–Lebanon campaign, 1941
|dates= 1940–45
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|role= Artillery
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North African Campaign
Syria–Lebanon Campaign
Salamaua–Lae campaign
Huon Peninsula campaign
Borneo campaign

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The 2/6th Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment formed as part of the 7th Division in 1940 for operations during World War II. The regiment served in Egypt, Syria, New Guinea and Borneo. The regiment's involvement in the fighting in New Guinea saw it committed to several campaigns, including those around Salamaua and on the Huon Peninsula.{{sfn|Warby|1995|p=}} It was disbanded in late 1945.^[1] Throughout its involvement in the war, a total of 1,923 men served with the 2/6th Field Regiment of whom 19 were killed, and 61 wounded.{{sfn|Johnston|2005|p=248}} The regiment consisted of three numbered batteries: 10th, 11th, and 56th.^[2]

Commanders

The 2/6th was commanded by the following officers:^[3]

Lieutenant Colonel John Reddish (25 May 1942 – 16 November 1943)

References

Citations

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww2/display/90039-2nd---6th-australian-field-regiment |title=2nd / 6th Australian Field Regiment |publisher=Monuments Australia |accessdate=7 February 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww2/pages-2aif-cmf/who-was-there.htm |title=Who served where, and when ? |work=Digger History |accessdate=21 February 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6654 |title=2/6 Field Regiment: Appointments |work=Orders of Battle |accessdate=15 December 2014}}

Bibliography

{{cite book|last=Johnston |first=Mark |title=The Silent 7th: An Illustrated History of the 7th Australian Division 1940–46 |year=2005 |location=Crows Nest, New South Wales |publisher=Allen & Unwin |isbn=1-74114-191-5|ref=harv}}
{{cite book|last=Warby|first=John|title=The 25 Pounders: From Egypt To Borneo |year=1995|location=Pymble, New South Wales|publisher=2/6th Field Regiment Association |isbn=978-0-64626-530-8|ref=harv}}

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