2/22nd Battalion

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The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.

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2/22nd Battalion canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army infantry battalion
military unit
allegiance British Commonwealth
assignedTo Lark Force
associatedWith Lark Force
New Guinea campaign
Rabaul
branch Australian Army
casualties heavy losses during fall of Rabaul
commemoratedBy Australian war memorials
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Australia
engagedIn Japanese invasion of Rabaul
linked to: Invasion of Rabaul
fateOfGarrison overrun at Rabaul in 1942
formedDuring Second World War
linked to: World War II
garrisonedAt Rabaul
historicalPeriod 1939–1945
locationOfService New Britain
Territory of New Guinea
militaryFormationType battalion
notableFor service with Lark Force at Rabaul
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Second Australian Imperial Force
prisonersOfWar many personnel captured by Japanese forces
raisedBy Australian Army
role infantry
serviceBranchType infantry
theatre Pacific War
yearOfKeyEvent 1942

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Lark Force componentUnit 2/22nd Battalion