Can anyone please tell me what ship the 6th Divi. Sigs came home after the war? I believe it was an Aircraft Carrier
I'd love to know as my grandfather was in signals in the 2/1 Battalion 6th Division. I trust you are speaking of the return from New Guinea, not North Africa/Ceylon.
I've been scratching away at this but the organisation of The British Army confuses me enough without trying to work out which Aussie brigade was attached to what. These are the blokes that fought in New guinea aren't they? Any idea at all on port of departure or arrival? (By the way, welcome Davy-Noel, that's a heck of a medal collection you've got there! The Medals of Honor can't exactly be easy to come by can they? DAVY'S COLLECTIONS ) Cheers, Adam.
The Australian oragisation is not too hard to understand. In the first world war all soldiers were part of the 1st AIF (Australian Imperial Army). So all Battalions were as they were 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. In the Second World War there was a distinction, those who stayed at home were like 'Reserve' troops and they were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. If they went overseas they became part of the AIF (Australian Imperial Army), but to signify them from the First World War they placed a 2 (two) in front of the Battalions. So you would have the 2/1st, 2/2nd, 2/3rd etc. Other than that, I understand that it was identical to the British Army. The Australian 6th Division fought in North Africa, Crete, Greece and New Guinea (I may have missed Syria).
