Talk:Second Australian Imperial Force

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I have removed the reference to I Corps because that was a floating name, switched frequently between different combinations of units, and the 2nd AIF divisions both initally and later in the war also came under II Corps.

I suspect most Australians familiar with WW2 history would look blank when confronted by names like "I Corps" and "II Corps", although they would certainly have heard of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Divisions, as well as many individual battalions.

See, for example: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww2/pages-2aif-cmf/order_of_battle.htm

Grant65 (Talk) 11:55, Jun 2, 2004 (UTC)

The Divisional Numbering for the Second Australian Imperial Force started at 6 as the previous 5 were the divisions that served in the first AIF, not because they were militia divisions.

cheers

Will

Wrong. It was numbered 6th because the 1st through 5th Divisions existed in the Militia. The First AIF actually had a 6th Division for a time. See Long To Benghazi, p. 43.

Hawkeye7 06:38, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to find the exact number of men who fought in the second AIF throughout the war? I've been looking everywhere and I still can't find the number. -Lalabox--210.56.73.15 (talk) 12:19, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tidy up & headings

I've tried to tidy it up a bit with regards to the headings. I've also changed a few words around, but shouldn't change the article too much. Are there any other ideas on the heading structure? Flipper24 (talk) 11:11, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]