The Australian Army (Militia) on
7 December 1941
Outline Order of Battle - Main Units
Not including Army, Base and Corps
units or Anti-Aircraft Units
Northern Command - HQ Brisbane, Queensland
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
49th Infantry Battalion Details - Thursday Island
Torres Strait Infantry Company - Thursday Island
101st Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
55th Field Park Company, RAE
1st Motor Brigade
5th, 11th Motor Regiments
7th Infantry Brigade
9th, 15th, 25th, 47th, 61st Infantry Battalions
5th Field Regiment, RAA
7th Field Company, RAE
11th Infantry Brigade
26th, 31st, 42nd, 51st Infantry Battalions
11th Field Regiment, RAA
11th Field Company, RAE
Eastern Command - HQ Sydney, New South Wales
53rd Infantry Battalion - Located at Sydney preparing for embarkation to New Guinea
1st Cavalry Division
1st, 16th Machine-Gun Regiments
2nd Armoured Regiment
21st Field Regiment, RAA
102nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
1st Field Squadron, RAE
2nd Cavalry Brigade
12th, 24th Light Horse Regiments
15th Motor Regiment
4th Cavalry Brigade
3rd Armoured Regiment
6th Motor Regiment
7th Light Horse Regiment
14th Machine-Gun Regiment
1st Infantry Division
1st, 9th Field Regiments, RAA
103rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
1st, 9th Field Companies, RAE
51st Field Park Company, RAE
1st Infantry Brigade
2nd, 13th, 33rd, 41st Infantry Battalions
9th Infantry Brigade
1st, 17th, 18th, 45th Infantry Battalions
The Sydney University Regiment
2nd Infantry Division
21st Reconnaissance Battalion
7th, 14th, 18th Field Regiments, RAA
104th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
5th, 8th, 14th Field Companies, RAE
52nd Field Park Company, RAE
5th Infantry Brigade
20th, 34th, 54th, 56th Infantry Battalions
8th Infantry Brigade
4th, 30th, 35th Infantry Battalions
14th Infantry Brigade
3rd, 36th, 55th Infantry Battalions
Southern Command - HQ Melbourne, Victoria
39th Infantry Battalion - Located at Darly Camp preparing for New Guinea
22nd Motor Regiment - Brighton Camp, Tasmania - Attached 12th Infantry Brigade
2nd Cavalry Division - Victoria
4th Armoured Regiment
17th Machine-Gun Regiment
19th Machine-Gun Regiment - Left for Darwin, NT from Melbourne on 14/1/42.
13th Light Horse
22nd Field Regiment, RAA
105th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
2nd Field Squadron, RAE
3rd Motor Brigade
1st Armoured Car Regiment
4th Light Horse Regiment
20th Motor Regiment
26th Machine-Gun Regiment
3rd Infantry Division - Victoria
8th Reconnaissance Battalion
2nd, 4th, 8th Field Regiments, RAA
106th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
4th, 10th, 15th Field Companies, RAE
53rd Field Park Company, RAE
4th Infantry Brigade
22nd, 29th, 46th Infantry Battalions
10th Infantry Brigade
24th, 37th, 52nd Infantry Battalions
15th Infantry Brigade
57th/60th, 58th, 59th Infantry Battalions
4th Infantry Division - Victoria
10th, 15th Field Regiments, RAA
107th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
2nd, 6th Field Companies, RAE
54th Field Park Company, RAE
2nd Infantry Brigade
5th, 6th, 14th, 32nd Infantry Battalions
6th Infantry Brigade
7th, 8th, 23rd/21st, 38th Infantry Battalions
6th Cavalry Brigade - South Australia
3rd, 23rd Reconnaissance Companies
9th Motor Regiment
18th Machine-Gun Regiment
3rd Infantry Brigade - South Australia
(Later in December 1941, 27th and 43rd Battalions to Darwin)
10th, 27th, 43rd, 48th Infantry Battalions
13th Field Regiment, RAA
3rd Field Company, RAE
12th Infantry Brigade - Tasmania
12th/50th, 40th Infantry Battalions
110th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
6th Field Regiment, RAA
12th Field Company, RAE
Western Command - HQ Perth, Western Australia
10th Reconnaissance Battalion
25th Machine-Gun Regiment
44th Infantry Battalion
109th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
56th Field Park Company, RAE
13th Infantry Brigade
11th, 16th, 28th Infantry Battalions
3rd Field Regiment, RAA
13th Field Company, RAE
Military District #7 - Northern Territory
19th Infantry Battalion - Darwin
18th Field Battery, RAA - Darwin
Military District #8 - Rabual, New Hebrides and New Guinea
49th Infantry Battalion - Port Moresby, Papua
Papuan Infantry Battalion - Port Moresby, Papua
The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles - Rabual and New Guinea