Unit Patches during the Siege of Tobruk 1941​

The only 2nd AIF Division present at Tobruk was the 9th Division.

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The 9th Division was the fourth AIF division raised, being formed in the United Kingdom in late 1940.

Initially it consisted of only two infantry brigades which had been formed in Australia and dispatched to Britain in order to defend against a possible invasion following the Fall of France—the 18th and 25th Brigades—under the command of Major General Henry Wynter. Later, the 24th Brigade was also assigned to the division. In January 1941 Wynter became ill and was replaced as divisional commander by Leslie Morshead.  

By February 1941, 9th Division headquarters had been relocated to the Middle East. Around this time the divisions of the AIF underwent a re-organisation as the decision was made to send the more established brigades to Greece; as a result both the 18th and 25th Brigades were transferred from the 9th to the 7th Division. They were replaced by the 20th and 26th Brigades, both of which were considered to be less experienced and therefore less ready for action. Units from other Divisions were incorporated into the 9th Division at Tobruk. Whilst some retained their previous Unit patches, others that were involved in encompassing roles such as AASC, AAOC, AAMC and RAA  inherited the patch of the equivalent 9th Division with the odd exception.

~ Units denoted bold and underlined were "groups" containing those units listed below that name (if any) ~

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~ Unit Patches with a red Title are clickable - click for more information on the Unit ~