Former Elements of The 1st Armoured Division in Action
While 1st Armoured Division never saw action, three regiments which had been part of the division later saw action in the South West Pacific Area.
- In September 1942, the 2/6th Armoured Regiment, equipped with M3 Stuart light tanks, was deployed to New Guinea. Elements of the 2/6th served at the Battle of Buna-Gona.
- During 1944–45 the 2/4th Armoured Regiment saw action in the Bougainville campaign and then in the Aitape-Wewak campaign in New Guinea, equipped with Matilda tanks.
- The 2/9th Armoured Regiment, also using Matildas, served in the Borneo campaign (1945), including the Australian amphibious landings at Tarakan, Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan and British Borneo in 1945.
(Other armoured units, such as the 1st Armoured Regiment, which also took part in the Borneo campaign, were Militia units which had not formed part of the 1st Armoured Division.)
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