Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/May 1

Members of the 2/25th Battalion during the Battalion's fourth anniversary parade in July 1944

The 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion was a World War II Australian Army unit. It was raised in Brisbane in July 1940 as part of the 7th Division. It first saw action against Vichy French forces during the Syria–Lebanon Campaign in 1941. The Battalion returned to Australia in March 1942 and was deployed to New Guinea in September where it took part in the Kokoda Track campaign and Battle of Buna–Gona. After a period in Australia the 2/25th Battalion participated in the Salamaua–Lae campaign and Finisterre Range campaigns of 1943-44. The battalion spent over a year training before participating in the Battle of Ballikpapan in July 1945. The 2/25th Battalion was disbanded in Brisbane on 7 March 1946.