2/32nd Battalion (Australia)

The 2/32nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during the Second World War. Formed in June 1940, the battalion served in North Africa in 1941–42 as part of the 25th Brigade, which was assigned to the 9th Division, before being assigned to the 24th Brigade. 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 2/32nd Battalion received the following battle honours:
 * North Africa 1941-42, Defence of Tobruk, Defence of Alamein Line, El Alamein, South-West Pacific 1943-45, Finschhafen, Defence of Scarlet Beach, Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Borneo, Lae-Nadzab, Beaufort, Tell el Makh Khad, Sanyet el Miteirya and Pabu.

Commanding officers
The following officers served as commanding officer of the 2/32nd:
 * Raymond Keith Anderson;
 * John Walter Balfe;
 * Thomas Mayo Conroy;
 * Thomas Henry Scott;
 * Alonzo Sydney Clive Sparkes; and
 * David Adie Whitehead.