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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