2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
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Contents
Brief History
Battalion Personnel
Battle Honours
8 North Africa 1941-42
- Defence of Tobruk
- The Salient 1941
- Defence of the Alamein Line
- El Alamein
- South West Pacific 1943-45
- Lae-Nadzab
- Busu River
- Finschhafen
- Sattelberg
- Wareo
- Borneo
- Tarakan
Individual Honours
- 3 x Distinguished Service Order
- 1 x Member of the Order of the British Empire
- 11 x Military Cross
- 4 x Distinguished Conduct Medals
- 20 x Military Medals
- 1 x EM
- 33 x Mentioned in Despatches
Notes
Content has come from The Unit Guide - Volume 2 - The Australian Army 1939-1945, pages 2.315 - 2.318 - Graham R McKenzie-Smith - Big Sky Publishing - 2018