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THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES - INFANTRY - 2AIF
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24th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Final Colour Patches - 1943
Raised May 1940
8th, then to 9th Division
At formation:
2/25, 2/28 & 2/43 Inf Bns
At early 1942:
2/28, 2/32 & 2/43 Inf Bns
HQ 24 Inf Bde
Red,
Grey border
HQ 24th Australian Infantry Brigade
See earlier versions
2/28 BN
Black & Red,
Grey background
2/32 BN
Purple & Red,
Grey border
2/43 BN
White & Red,
Grey border
2/28th Inf Bn
See earlier versions
2/32nd Inf Bn
See earlier versions
2/43rd Inf Bn
See earlier versions
Perth/ WA Gen
Mainly Vic & WA
(Affiliation - S Comd)
Adelaide/ SA Gen
Superseded Colour Patches - April 1940
HQ 24Bde
Light Blue,
Grey border
HQ 24th Inf Bde
2-25BN
Black & Light Blue,
Grey border
2/28 BN
Purple & Light Blue,
Grey border
2/43 BN
Chocolate & Light Blue,
Grey border
2/25th Inf Bn
2/28th Inf Bn
2/43th Inf Bn
Superseded Colour Patches - November 1940
HQ 24 Inf Bde
Red,
Grey border
HQ 24th Inf Bde
2/28 BN
White & Light Blue,
Grey background
2/32 BN
White & Gold,
Grey background
2/43 BN
Chocolate & Light Blue,
Grey background
2/28th Inf Bn
2/32th Inf Bn
2/43th Inf Bn
25th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Final Colour Patches - November 1940
Raised May-October 1940
9th, then moved to 7th Division
At formation:
2/31, 2/32 & 2/33 Inf Bns
At 4/1941:
2/25, 2/31& 2/33 Inf Bns
HQ 25 Inf Bde
Light Blue,
Grey border
HQ 25th Australian Infantry Brigade
See earlier version
2/25 BN
Black & Light Blue,
Grey background
2/31 BN
Chocolate & Yellow,
Grey background
2/33 BN
Black & Green,
Grey background
2/25th Inf Bn
See earlier version
2/31st Inf Bn
See earlier version
2/33rd Inf Bn
See earlier version
Qld Gen
All States
(Affiliation - N Comd)
All States
(Affiliation - E Comd)
Superseded Colour Patches - June 1940
HQ25Bde
Red,
Grey border
HQ 25 Inf Bde
2-31BN
Black & Red,
Grey border
2/32 BN
Purple & Red,
Grey border
2-33BN
Chocolate & Red,
Grey border
2/31st Inf Bn
2/32th Inf Bn
2/33rd Inf Bn
26th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Final Colour Patches - 1943
Raised May-October 1940
7th, then moved to 9th Division
2/23, 2/24 & 2/48 Inf Bns
HQ 26 Inf Bde
Light Blue,
Grey border
HQ 26th Australian Infantry Brigade
See superseded version
2/23 BN
Black & Light Blue,
Grey border
2/24BN
Purple & Light Blue,
Grey border
2/48 BN
White & Light Blue,
Grey border
2/23rd Inf Bn
See earlier version
2/24th Inf Bn
See earlier version
2/48th Inf Bn
See earlier version
Vic Gen/ NE Vic
Melbourne/ Vic Gen
Adelaide/ SA Gen
Superseded Colour Patches - November 1940
HQ26Bde
Green,
Grey border
HQ 26 Inf Bde
2-23BN
Chocolate & Red,
Grey background
2-24BN
White & Red,
Grey background
2-48Bn
White & Dark Blue,
Grey background
2/23rd Inf Bn
2/24th Inf Bn
2/48 Inf Bn
27th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
HQ 27 Inf Bde
Light Blue,
Grey borderr
Raised May-October 1940
9th, then moved to 8th Division
2/26, 2/29 & 2/30 Inf Bns
2/26 BN
Purple & Light Blue,
Grey background
2/29 BN
Black & Gold,
Grey background
2/30 BN
Purple & Gold,
Grey background
Brisbane/ Qld Gen
Melbourne/ Vic Gen
Sydney/ Northern NSW
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