Description
Title: Battle Group Samichon – The 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Timor Leste (October 2007 to April 2008) Operation Astute
Editor: LEITH-HARDING, Josephine and MACHIN, Vanessa
Condition: Mint
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9889876418
Cover: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket – 156 pages
Comments: A pictorial history of the 2nd Battalion Group (Royal Australian Regiment) Operation Citadel deployment in East Timor in 2007 to 2008 – Now a very rare battalion tour book for East Timor.
Limited edition of 1000 copies.
The battlegroup comprised the following units:
Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Three rifle companies from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Bravo Company, 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Administration Company, Royal Australian Regiment
Mechanised Platoon, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Elements, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Elements, 1st Military Police Battalion
Elements, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Australian Engineers
Elements, 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion
Elements, B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment
Troop, 1st Aviation Regiment
Long out of print and a very desirable unit history book.
Includes – chronology of events and nominal roll