| 词条 | 7th Machine Gun Battalion (Australia) |
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|unit_name=7th Machine Gun Battalion |image= |caption= |dates=1942–1944 |country=Australia |allegiance= |branch=Australian Army |type=Infantry |role=Direct and indirect fire support |size= ~900 personnel |command_structure=17th Brigade |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles=World War II
|notable_commanders= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=Unit Colour Patch |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= }} The 7th Machine Gun Battalion was a battalion of the Australian Army that was raised for service during World War II. A Militia unit, it was formed in 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Terry Farrell through the amalgamation of the machine gun companies of six infantry battalions: the 3rd, 36th, 39th, 49th, 53rd and 55th.{{sfn|Harris|}} Equipped with Vickers medium machine guns, it subsequently deployed to New Guinea where they were assigned in support of the 7th Brigade, taking part in the Battle of Wau – with two companies being attached to the 7th from the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion{{sfn|Australian War Memorial |}} – being flown in to provide protection to the airfield there in late January and early February 1943.{{sfn|McCarthy|1959|p=558}} It later served around Milne Bay, before the battalion was disbanded in 1944.{{sfn|Campbell|2013|}} References
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