2/27th Battalion (Australia)

The 2/27th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army during the Second World War. Formed as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force at Woodside Camp, South Australia on 7 May 1940 as part of the 21st Brigade. The battalion took part in the invasion of Syria and Lebanon, the Kokoda Track campaign, the battle of Buna-Gona, Ramu Valley–Finisterre Range campaign and lastly the Borneo campaign. The battalion was disbanded at Brisbane, Australia on the 18 March 1946.