2/22nd Australian Field Park Company

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Brief History

Formed in June 190 at Northam, Western Australia as the 2/2nd Field Park Company to provide engineering support to the 7th Infantry Division. However, when the 2/1st Field Park Company aboard a ship in the third convoy was deviated to England, the 2/2nd Company was allocated to take their place in the 6th Infantry Division, and it left for the Middle East in September 1940. Arriving at Qastina in Palestine in October, they moved to Amiriya (Egypt) in November. Their next move was to Maaten Bagush to support the attacks on Bardia in Libya and Tobruk. Their stay in Tobruk was brief with them moving to Tecnis before moving back to Egypt i March to prepare for Greece.

The Company arrived in Greece in Mid April after the German invasion was well established, and after providing some assistance in blowing up key infrastructure in order to slow the enemies advance, they escaped to Crete in late April.