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12-01-09, 03:23 PM
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Australian Orders of Battle WW2.
Does anyone know of a book or other documentary source for an orbat for the Australian Army in WW2? Ideally I would like the equivalent of the British Joslen, if Australia ever produced such a thing. The query is in connection with a project to catalogue a collection of Australian patches.
I have also been looking, without success, for copies of the following: ARMY COLOUR PATCH REGISTER 1915 - 1949. Alfred Festburg's LINEAGE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY. Stephen Tauberg's FORMATION SIGNS AND VEHICLE MARKINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY 1903 - 1983. It would be too much to expect anyone to have copies of these for sale but if anyone can suggest a likely specialist book dealer in Australia I would be grateful. I feel a bit cut off here in Warwickshire in the UK! 
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12-01-09, 04:16 PM
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Hello BEFman and welcome to the Forum. As for your search, here is a source from Diggerhistory. Perhaps you will find what you are looking for but, be advised that this list is probably not complete or up-to-date for all the units. We were told by fellow Aussies members that sometimes there are mistakes in this website, so be careful in taking this as gospel.
Cheers Jo http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-..._of_battle.htm
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12-01-09, 05:57 PM
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I agree with Jo - I would only rate the site at about 6/10 for accuracy.
Plenty of errors on there I'm afraid. Mick
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13-01-09, 02:01 AM
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If you PM me your postal address, I'll send you a photocopy of an article that appeared about 20 years ago in Sabretache, the journal of the Military Historical Association of Australia, giving a succinct outline of how the AIF orbats evolved in WW2. It won't, however, solve all the issues re the militia and so forth, which can get very complicated.
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13-01-09, 03:29 AM
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http://www.defence.gov.au/army/ahu/i...ndex.htm#index
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17-01-09, 02:23 PM
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Thanks to all who replied. Very helpful.
Apologies also. When I made my enquiry I forgot I was going to be away for a few days so my failure to respond in a timely manner is not rudeness, just the anno domini effect on the memory!
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19-01-09, 12:42 AM
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27-01-09, 11:00 PM
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I'll post you a copy of the article today. Apologies for the delay -- I haven't had access to a photocopier for a while.
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28-01-09, 08:51 PM
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Australian ORBAT
Hi,
I can recommend the following bookshops in Australia, having visited both in the last few weeks: Alexander Fax Booksellers, Southlands Shopping Centre, Mawson, ACT. (www.alexanderfaxbooks.com.au)- stocks secondhand books, specialising in military & transport. He had copies of Festburg badge books and something on colour patches but I didn't take much interest so cannot recall if they were what you are chasing. Highlands Bookshop, Level 1, 29-31 Heffernan Lane, Melbourne. (www.hylandsbookshop.com.au)- stocks a vast range of new military & transport books. Regards, Stephen.
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28-01-09, 11:02 PM
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 Mick Last edited by slick_mick; 28-01-09 at 11:07 PM.
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17-03-09, 10:45 PM
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Mike
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