Historical

On 1 July, 2020, the Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War  Memorial will commemorate the landings at Balikpapan that took  place 75 years ago.  The live stream of the ceremony will be  broadcast on the AWM YouTube channel ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmio2JTTLpxC3gniK1f2IA and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AWMemorial/ from 4.55 pm AEST. On that date in 1945, the 2/14 Battalion took part in […]

2017 is the 75th anniversary of the battles along the Kokoda Trail in the Owen Stanley Ranges. This is a significant event in 2/14 battalion AIF history. Patrick Lindsay, renowned author, film producer and good friend of the 2/14 Battalion Association is filming a documentary to celebrate this milestone in Australian History. He is seeking

On the 30th August 1944, under direction of Lt-Col Phil Roden, an intensified training program began. Highlights of the period which followed was the training in amphibious training at Trinity Beach near Cairns. Royal Marines and two landing ships of the Royal navy which had taken part in the Normandy landings and other operations co-operated

The 2/14th Battalion was officially raised on 26 April 1940 and began to assemble for training, at Puckapunyal in Victoria, on 11 May. It embarked at Sydney for service in the Middle East on 19 October and after stopping in India between 4 and 19 November, arrived in Egypt on 25 November. After disembarkation, the

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this website contains an image of a deceased person. VX 18629 Saunders H (Pte) 2/14 Battalion AIF. Joined 2/14 Battalion 30/5/1940 Served Middle East, Papua Wounded in action Jezzine, Lebanon 24/06/1941 Killed in action Gona, Papua, 29/11/1942 FOR the Saunders family it was the welcoming

Christmas day 1943 began well with the singing of Christmas carols at dawn by a choir organised by L/Cpl Ralph Green. This was followed by early morning Church Parades. The battalion 2 i/c Padre and representatives of each company then visited members of the Battalion who were patients in the 2/4th and 2/6 Field Ambulances.