2/26th Battalion (Australia)

2/26th Battalion
Troops from the 2/26th shortly after arrival in Malaya
Active	1940–45
Country	Australia
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~900 men[1]
Part of	27th Brigade, 8th Division
Nickname(s)	The Gallopers[2]
Engagements	Second World War Malayan campaign
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 2/26th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in late 1940 for service during the Second World War, the battalion undertook garrison duties in Malaya and Singapore prior to the start of the Pacific War. In 1941–42, following the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the battalion fought during the Malayan campaign. After the fall of the island, however, many of its soldiers became prisoners of war, remaining in captivity until being liberated at the end of the war in 1945. The battalion was never re-raised.