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A member of Beach Commando B during the first phase of the landing on Tarakan Island in April 1945

The Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos were units formed by the RAN during World War II to go ashore with the first waves of amphibious assaults, to signpost the beaches, control boat traffic, and communicate with the maritime forces. The RAN's first Beach Commando unit was formed in January 1944 to support the Australian Army. Four Beach Commandos were eventually formed and they were grouped administratively as the RAN Beach Unit. All four units took part in the Australian-led Borneo Campaign in 1945 and were disbanded after the war.