WW II uncovered 82nd Anniversary of the Kokoda Trail Campaign: Honoring the Men of the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion


"Private H.E. Newman of the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion stops for a drink during a patrol between Nauro and Menari."- The Australian War Memorial


According to the Australian War Memorial: "After a period of leave and training in Australia the 2/33rd was deployed to Papua to reinforce the Australian units on the Kokoda Trail. It arrived in Port Moresby on 9 September and by the 13th was in action at Ioribaiwa. With the rest of the Australian force, the 2/33rd was soon withdrawn to Imita Ridge; the Japanese did not follow. The battalion subsequently participated in the advance back along the trail that followed the Japanese retreat and it fought major engagements at Myola (11-15 October) and at Gorari (7-11 November).


 The 2/33rd was briefly involved in the fighting at Gona between 23 November and 4 December, by which time dwindling numbers had forced its four rifle companies to be amalgamated into two. The men returned to Port Moresby by air between 15 and 17 December and eventually sailed back to Australia in early January 1943."


"The 2/33rd returned to Port Moresby in late July in preparation for the operations capture Lae, in New Guinea. On 7 September, while the men waited at Jackson's Airfield at Moresby to be flown to Nadzab, via Tsili Tsili, a fully-loaded Liberator bomber crashed among the trucks carrying the battalion. 


Sixty men were killed and 90 injured - a third of the battalion's fatal casualties for the entire war. The remnants of the 2/33rd arrived in Nadzab on 8 September and subsequently participated in the advance on Lae, which fell on 16 September. On 29 September the 2/33rd was flown from Nadzab to Kaipit and spent the rest of the year principally engaged in patrol actions in the Ramu Valley and the Finisterre Range. They returned to Australia on 10 February 1944."


"Following over a year of training, the 2/33rd departed Australia on 9 June 1945 for its last operation of the war. They landed at Balikpapan in Borneo on 1 July and their subsequent operations were concentrated around the Milford Highway - the site of the most determined Japanese resistance. 

The men were directed to withdrawal on 24 July. The war ended on 15 August and almost immediateWW II uncovered 82nd Anniversary of the Kokoda Trail Campaign: Honoring the Men of the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion


"Private H.E. Newman of the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion stops for a drink during a patrol between Nauro and Menari."- The Australian War Memorial


According to the Australian War Memorial: "After a period of leave and training in Australia the 2/33rd was deployed to Papua to reinforce the Australian units on the Kokoda Trail. It arrived in Port Moresby on 9 September and by the 13th was in action at Ioribaiwa. With the rest of the Australian force, the 2/33rd was soon withdrawn to Imita Ridge; the Japanese did not follow. The battalion subsequently participated in the advance back along the trail that followed the Japanese retreat and it fought major engagements at Myola (11-15 October) and at Gorari (7-11 November).


 The 2/33rd was briefly involved in the fighting at Gona between 23 November and 4 December, by which time dwindling numbers had forced its four rifle companies to be amalgamated into two. The men returned to Port Moresby by air between 15 and 17 December and eventually sailed back to Australia in early January 1943."


"The 2/33rd returned to Port Moresby in late July in preparation for the operations capture Lae, in New Guinea. On 7 September, while the men waited at Jackson's Airfield at Moresby to be flown to Nadzab, via Tsili Tsili, a fully-loaded Liberator bomber crashed among the trucks carrying the battalion. 


Sixty men were killed and 90 injured - a third of the battalion's fatal casualties for the entire war. The remnants of the 2/33rd arrived in Nadzab on 8 September and subsequently participated in the advance on Lae, which fell on 16 September. On 29 September the 2/33rd was flown from Nadzab to Kaipit and spent the rest of the year principally engaged in patrol actions in the Ramu Valley and the Finisterre Range. They returned to Australia on 10 February 1944."


"Following over a year of training, the 2/33rd departed Australia on 9 June 1945 for its last operation of the war. They landed at Balikpapan in Borneo on 1 July and their subsequent operations were concentrated around the Milford Highway - the site of the most determined Japanese resistance. 

The men were directed to withdrawal on 24 July. The war ended on 15 August and almost immediately drafts of long-service personnel began returning to Australia. The remainder of the battalion arrived in Brisbane on 22ly drafts of long-service personnel began returning to Australia. The remainder of the battalion arrived in Brisbane on 22 February, and it disbanded there on 12 March." Lest We Forget.

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