7th Division (Australia) - Structure

Structure

The 7th Division consisted of the following units:

Main divisional units (with state of origin, where applicable)

  • Infantry units
    • 18th Australian Infantry Brigade – from 6th Division in 1941.
      • 2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion, Queensland
      • 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, South Australia
      • 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion, Queensland/Tasmania
    • 20th Australian Infantry Brigade – to 9th Division in 1941.
    • 21st Australian Infantry Brigade
      • 2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion, Victoria
      • 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, Western Australia
      • 2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion, South Australia
    • 25th Australian Infantry Brigade – from 9th Division, 1941.
      • 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion, Qld (from 24th Bde, 9th Div., 1940)
      • 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion, QLD
      • 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, NSW
  • Artillery regiments
    • 2/4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA)
    • 2/5th Field Regiment, RAA
    • 2/6th Field Regiment, RAA
    • 2/2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
  • Other units
    • 2/2nd Australian Machine-Gun Regiment
    • 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion, Vic.
    • 7th Australian Divisional Cavalry
    • Engineer companies
      • 2/4th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), NSW
      • 2/5th Field Company, RAE, NSW
      • 2/6th Field Company, RAE, NSW
      • 2/2nd Field Park Company, RAE, WA

Corps level units attached to the division

  • Corps Troops Artillery
    • 2/9th Army Field Regiment, RAA (originally 8th Division)
    • 2/11th Army Field Regiment, RAA (originally 8th Division)
    • 2/13th Army Field Regiment, RAA (converted from 2/1st Medium Reg. RAA, Oct. 1940.)
    • 2/1st Survey Regiment, RAA
  • 1st Australian Anti-Aircraft Brigade
    • 2/1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA
    • 2/2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA
    • 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA
  • Corps Troops Engineers
    • General engineer units
      • 2/7th Army Field Company, RAE, Qld
      • 2/8th Army Field Company, RAE, Vic. (Transferred to the 6th Division)
      • 2/9th Army Field Company, RAE, Tas./Vic.
      • 2/3rd Corps Field Park Company, RAE, SA
    • Base and Lines of Communications Units
      • HQ Railway Group
      • 1st Railway Construction Company, RAE
      • 2nd Railway Construction Company, RAE
      • 3rd Railway Construction Company, RAE
      • 1st Railway Survey Company, RAE
      • HQ Forestry Group
      • 1st Forestry Companies, RAE
      • 2nd Forestry Companies, RAE
      • 3rd Forestry Companies, RAE

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