27th Brigade

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The 27th Brigade was an infantry formation of the Australian Army that served as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II, notably in the Malayan Campaign.

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27th Brigade canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army formation ⓘ
infantry brigade ⓘ
allegiance British Commonwealth ⓘ
branch Australian Army ⓘ
composedOf 2/26th Battalion (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: 2/26th Battalion

2/29th Battalion (Australia) ⓘ
2/30th Battalion (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: 2/30th Battalion
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Australia ⓘ
disbandedIn 1946 ⓘ
engagedAgainst Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
era World War II ⓘ
fate largely captured in Singapore 1942 ⓘ
formedIn 1940 ⓘ
garrison Malaya ⓘ
mobilisedFor overseas service ⓘ
notableCommander Brigadier Duncan Maxwell ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Muar ⓘ
Battle of Singapore ⓘ
operationalArea British Malaya ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
parentFormation Australian Military Forces ⓘ
linked to: Australian Army
partOf 8th Australian Division ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
raisedFor Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
size brigade ⓘ
surrenderedTo Japanese forces in Singapore ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Singapore
theatre Malayan Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Malaya
type infantry formation ⓘ

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2/30th Battalion → parentFormation → 27th Brigade ⓘ