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