Appendix 8: Australian Army Unit Histories, War of 1939-45
Vernon, P. V. (Editor). The Royal New South Wales Lancers 1885–1960. Sydney, 1961.
Kerr, Colin. Tanks in the East: the Story of an Australian Cavalry Regiment. (9th Divisional Cavalry Regiment.) Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1945.
Allard, J. M., Cochrane, W. H., Maiden, M. J., Speare, J. H. Tank Tracks: the War History of the 2/4th Australian Armoured Regimental Group. Sydney, 1953.
“Speed and Vigilance”: the Story of the 2 Aust. Tank Bn. (AIF) 1939–44. Sydney.
Haywood, E. V. Six Years in Support: Official History of 2 /1st Australian Field Regiment. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1959.
Cremor, W. (General Editor). Action Front: the History of the 2/2nd Australian Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery AIF Melbourne, 2/2nd Field Regiment Association, 1961.
Henry, R. L. The Story of the 2/4th Field Regiment. Melbourne, 1950.
O’Brien, J. W. Guns and Gunners: the Story of the 2/5th Australian Field Regiment in World War II. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1950.
Goodhart, David. The History of the 2/7 Australian Field Regiment. Adelaide, Rigby, 1952.
“Silver John” (Argent, J. N. L.). “Target Tank.” (The history of the 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment.) Parramatta, NSW, 1957.
The Logbook: Collected Records of the 2/7 Aust Svy Bty RAA AIF 1940-1945. Melbourne, 1946.
The Corps of Royal Australian Engineers in the Second World War 1939-45. Melbourne, 1946.
Signals: Story of the Australian Corps of Signals. Sydney, 1945.
Jacobs, J. W. and Bridgland, R. J. (Editors). Through: the Story of Signals 8 Australian Division and Signals AIF Malaya. 8 Division Signals Association, 1950.
Mansfield, Alan (compiled by). The Spotters: a Brief History of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company (AIF). 1962.
Ross, A. R. (Editor). The Seventeenth Brigade Magazine. 1944.
Yeates, J. D. and Loh, W. G. Red Platypus: a Record of the Achievements of the 24th Australian Infantry Brigade, Ninth Australian Division 1940-45. Perth, 1946.
Marshall, A. J. (Editor). Nulli Secundus Log. 2/2nd Battalion, 1946.
Allchin, Frank. Purple and Blue: the History of the 2 /10th Battalion, AIF (The Adelaide Rifles) 1939-1945. Adelaide, 1958.
Fearnside, G. H. Bayonets Abroad: a History of the 2/13th Battalion AIF in the Second World War. Sydney, 1953.
Russell, W. B. The Second Fourteenth Battalion: a History of an Australian Infantry Battalion in the Second World War. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1948.
Uren, Malcolm. A Thousand Men at War: the Story of the 2/16th Battalion, AIF Melbourne, William Heinemann, 1959.
Ziegler, O. L. (Editor). Men May Smoke. Sydney, 2/18th Battalion Association, 1948.
Burns, John. The Brown and Blue Diamond at War: the Story of the 2/27th Battalion AIF Adelaide, 2/27th Battalion Association, 1960.
Masel, Philip. The Second 28th: the Story of a Famous Battalion of the Ninth Australian Division. Perth, 2/28th Battalion and 24th Anti-Tank Company Association, 1961.
Penfold, A. W., Bayliss, W. C., Crispin, K. E. Galleghan’s Greyhounds: the Story of the 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion. Sydney, 2/30th Battalion Association, 1949.
Boss-Walker, Geoffrey. Desert Sand and Jungle Green: a Pictorial History of the 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion (Ninth Division) in the Second World War 1939-1945. Hobart, 1948.
Glenn, J. G. Tobruk to Tarakan. (2/48th Battalion.) Adelaide, Rigby, 1960.
Macfarlan, Graeme. Etched in Green: the History of the 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-1946. Melbourne, 22nd Battalion Association, 1961.
Charlott, Rupert (Editor). The Unofficial History of the 29/46th Australian Infantry Battalion AIF Melbourne, 1952.
Benson, S. E. The Story of the 42 Aust. Inf. Bn. Sydney, Dymock’s Book Arcade for 42nd Battalion Association, 1952.
Mathews, Russell. Militia Battalion at War: the History of the 58/59th Australian Infantry Battalion in the Second World War. Sydney, 58/59th Battalion Association, 1961.
Aitken, E. F. The Story of the 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion. Melbourne, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion Association, 1953.
Anderson, J. A. and Jackett, J. G. T. (Editors). Mud and Sand: the Official War History of the 2/3 Pioneer Battalion AIF Sydney, 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion Association.
Fairclough, H. Equal to the Task: the History of the Royal Australian Army Service Corps. Melbourne, F. W. Cheshire, 1962.
In 1962 histories of the following units were known to be in preparation: the 2/3rd Battalion, 2/4th Battalion, 2/5th Battalion, 2/7th Battalion, 2/11th Battalion, 2/17th Battalion, 2/24th Battalion, 24th Battalion, 2/5th Australian General Hospital, 2/8th Field Company, RAE.