2/7th Field Regiment | |
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Active | 1940–1946 |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Army |
Type | Artillery |
Size | ~ 600 personnel all ranks |
Part of | 9th Division |
Engagements | World War II |
Battle honours | Ubique |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Thomas Eastick |
Insignia | |
Unit colour patch |
The 2/7th Field Regiment was an Australian Army field artillery regiment that served during the Second World War. Formed in mid-1940 and assigned to the 9th Division, the regiment was deployed to North Africa, where it saw action around Tobruk in 1941 and in the First and Second Battles of El Alamein in 1942. It also undertook garrison duties in Syria and Egypt. In 1943, the regiment returned to Australia, after which it did not see action again until late in the war when it was committed to the landing at Tarakan in 1945. Following the end of the war, the regiment returned to Australia and was disbanded in January 1946.