2/24th Battalion (Australia)

The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–42 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943 the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–44 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946.

Battle honours
The 2/24th Battalion received the following battle honours:
 * Busu River, Sattelberg, Wareo, Wareo-Lakona, Tarakan, Tell el Eisa, North Africa 1941-42, Defence of Tobruk, The Salient 1941, Defence of Alamein Line, El Alamein, South-West Pacific 1943-45, Lae-Nadzab, Finschhafen, Liberation of Australian New Guinea and Borneo.

Commanding officers
The following officers served as commanding officer of the 2/24th:
 * Charles Hector Finlay;
 * Andrew Basil Gillespie;
 * Allan Spowers; and
 * George Radford Warfe.