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8th Division
A.I.F. in Malaya
A Division
is made up of many different Units. As well as the frontline Battalions
and Regiments, many other units provide administrative, logistical and
medical support. Listed below are the units that formed the 8th Division
in the Malayan campaign.
8th
Division Headquarters
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Administrative Headquarters
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General Base Depot (GBD)
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2nd Echelon (2nd Ech)
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8th Division and Base Postal Units
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Command Pay Depot and Field Cash
Office
22nd
Brigade
27th
Brigade
Machine Gun
Battalion
Artillery Regiments
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2/10 Field Regiment,
RAA (Queensland) (2/10 Fd Regt)
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2/15 Field Regiment,
RAA (New South Wales) (2/15 Fd Regt)
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4th Anti-Tank
Regiment, RAA (13, 15 and 16 Batterys), (Victoria) (4 A/Tank Regt)
Ordnance
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2/3 Ordnance Store Company
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2/10 Ordnance Workshops
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2/10 Ordnance Field Park
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22nd Brigade General Purpose Ordnance Field Park
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22nd Brigade General Purpose Ordnance Workshops
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27th Brigade General Purpose Ordnance Field Park
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27th Brigade General Purpose Ordnance Workshops
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69, 73, 74, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 Light Aid
Detachment (LAD)
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8th Division Salvage Unit
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8th Division Mobile Laundry and Forward
Decontamination Unit
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8th Division Mobile Bath Unit
Royal Australian
Engineers
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Headquarters, Royal Australian Engineers (HQ RAE)
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2/6 Field Park
Company, RAE
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2/10 Field Company,
RAE (Victoria) (2/10 Fd Coy)
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2/12 Field Company,
RAE (New South Wales) (2/12 Fd Coy)
Signals
Medical Corps
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10 Australian General
Hospital (10 AGH)
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13 Australian General
Hospital (13 AGH)
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2 Convalescent Depot (Con. Dep. GBD)
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Base Medical Service
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3 Advance Depot Medical Stores
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2/2 M.E.D Wing
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2/3 M.E.D Wing
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2/2 Motor Ambulance Convoy (2/2 MAC)
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2/3 Motor Ambulance Convoy (2/3 MAC)
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2/9 Field Ambulance
(2/9 Aust Fd Amb)
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2/10 Field Ambulance
(2/10 Aust Fd Amb)
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2/4 Casualty Clearing
Station (2/4 CCS)
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2/5 Field Hygiene Section
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8th Division Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory
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17, 18, 25, 27, 32, 33, 34 Dental Units
Hospital Ships
Australian Army Service
Corps
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Headquarters Australian Army Service Corps (HQ
AASC)
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No. 1 Company Australian Army Service Corps
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No. 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps
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8th Division Ammunition Sub Park
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8 Supply Personnel Section
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9 Supply Personnel Section
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Detachment 2/2 Reserve Motor Transport Company
(2/2 Res MT Coy)
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2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company (2/3 Res MT
Coy)
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2/4 Reserve Motor Transport Company (2/4 Res MT
Coy)
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1 Field Bakery Sub. Section
Provost
This
information has been compiled from a variety of sources. If any details
are incorrect or have been omitted, please contact
us and we will be pleased to update the
information.
(Sources: AWM52
7/16/8 8 Div Sigs Unit
Diary; ABC Four Corners "No Prisoners" web site - Resources/Australian
Forces; NAA: MP729/7, 37/421/488; 2/30 Bn Archives)
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