9th Division (Australia) - Structure

Structure

The 9th Division's structure was as follows:

  • Infantry units
    • 18th Brigade – to 7th Division, 1941
    • 20th Brigade – from 7th Division, 1941.
      • 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion, New South Wales (NSW)
      • 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion, Queensland (Qld)
      • 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, NSW
    • 24th Brigade – from 8th Division, 1940
      • 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion, Qld (to 25th Infantry Brigade, 1940)
      • 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion, Western Australia (WA)
      • 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Victoria (Vic.)
      • 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion, South Australia (SA)
    • 25th Brigade – to 7th Division, 1941
    • 26th Brigade
      • 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Vic.
      • 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion, Vic.
      • 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Vic. (to 24th Brigade, 1940)
      • 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, SA
  • Artillery regiments
    • 2/7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
    • 2/8th Field Regiment, RAA
    • 2/12th Field Regiment, RAA (ex 2/2nd Medium Reg., Corps Artillery)
    • 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA (from 8th Div., 194?)
  • Engineer companies
    • 2/3rd Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, Tasmania/WA/SA (from 6th Div., 194?)
    • 2/13th Field Company, RAE, Qld (ex 2/1st Field Park Company)
    • 2/7th Field Company, RAE, Qld (ex Corps Troops)
    • 2/4th Field Park Company, RAE, WA (ex 8th Division)
  • Other units
    • 2/3rd Australian Machine-Gun Regiment (Vic.)
    • 2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion (from 7th Division, 1942)
    • 2/4th Australian Pioneer Battalion
    • 9th Australian Divisional Cavalry (from 8th Division, 1941)

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