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Australia portal, daily units list

For easy reference and to stop duplication

January

January 1: HMAS Success (II)
January 2: Far North Queensland Regiment
January 3: No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit
January 4: HMAS Shropshire
January 5: Australian 7th Division
January 6: No. 43 Squadron
January 7: HMAS Brisbane (D 41)
January 8: Australian 26th Brigade
January 9: No. 37 Squadron
January 10: HMAS Tobruk (D-37)
January 11: Al Muthanna Task Group
January 12: No. 87 Squadron
January 13: HMAS Diamantina (1945)
January 14: 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
January 15: No. 67 Squadron
January 16: HMAS Burnie (J-198/B-238/A-112)
January 17: 2nd Armoured Division
January 18: No. 82 Wing RAAF
January 19: HMAS Sydney (III)
January 20: Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
January 21: No. 77 Squadron
January 22: HMAS Cook
January 23: 1st Siege Artillery Battery
January 24: No. 285 Squadron
January 25: HMAS Rankin
January 26: Australian Defence Force
January 27: Medium Tank Trials Unit
January 28: No. 83 Squadron
January 29: HMAS Kanimbla (I)
January 30: Royal Western Australia Regiment
January 31: No. 34 Squadron

February

February 1: 805 Squadron RAN
February 2: 10th Light Horse
February 3: No. 450 Squadron
February 4: HMAS Nestor
February 5: 1st Brigade
February 6: No. 6 Squadron
February 7: HMAS Tarakan (I)
February 8: Australian 5th Division (World War I)
February 9: 451 Squadron RAAF
February 10: HMAS Norman
February 11: Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
February 12: 452 Squadron
February 13: HMAS Shoalhaven
February 14: 105th Medium Battery
February 15: Mesopotamian Half Flight
February 16: HMAS Napier (G97)
February 17: Australian Corps
February 18: No. 2 Squadron
February 19: HMAS Townsville (J 205)
February 20: 104 Field Battery
February 21: No. 5 Squadron
February 22: HMAS Wollongong (J172)
February 23: 2/18th Battalion
February 24: No. 12 Squadron
February 25: HMAS Torrens (1)
February 26: 34th Brigade
February 27: No. 14 Squadron
February 28: HMAS Quadrant (G11/F01)
February 29:

March

March 1: HMAS Anzac (I)
March 2: 2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment
March 3: No. 78 Wing
March 4: HMAS Diamantina (II)
March 5: 27th Battalion
March 6: No. 93 Squadron
March 7: HMAS Newcastle
March 8: 3rd Army Tank Brigade
March 9: RAAF Air Command
March 10: HMAS Pioneer
March 11: 2/1st North Australia Observer Unit
March 12: 40 Squadron RAAF
March 13: HMAS Mildura (J-207/M-207)
March 14: 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
March 15: No. 102 Squadron
March 16: HMAS Onslow
March 17: Royal Queensland Regiment
March 18: No. 20 Squadron
March 19: MSA Brolga
March 20: 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
March 21: No. 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron
March 22: HMAS Perth (III)
March 23: 171st Aviation Squadron
March 24: No. 457 Squadron
March 25: HMAS Adelaide (I)
March 26: Z Special Unit
March 27: No. 4 Forward Air Control Flight
March 28: HMAS Ballarat (I)
March 29: 10th Battalion
March 30: No. 324 Combat Support Squadron
March 31: HMAS Supply (AO-195)

April

April 1: 20th Battalion
April 2: No. 101 Flight
April 3: HMAS Castlemaine
April 4: Royal Australian Army Education Corps
April 5: No. 78 Squadron
April 6: HMAS Queenborough (G30/F02)
April 7: 2/10th Armoured Regiment
April 8: RAAF Base Rathmines
April 9: HMAS Arunta (I30)
April 10: 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
April 11: No. 86 Wing
April 12: HMAS Platypus
April 13: 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment
April 14: No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF
April 15: HMAS Townsville (P 205)
April 16: M Special Unit
April 17: No. 17 Air Observation Post Flight
April 18: HMQS Paluma
April 19: Holsworthy Barracks
April 20: 25 Squadron RAAF
April 21: HMAS Bendigo (J187)
April 22: 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion
April 23: No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit RAAF
April 24: Australian submarine AE2
April 25: Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (army corps)
April 26: Berlin Airlift Squadron
April 27: HMAS Hobart (D 39)
April 28: 2nd Division
April 29: No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight
April 30: HMAS Ipswich (J186/B244/A118)

May

May 1: 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion
May 2: No. 44 Wing RAAF
May 3: Clearance Diving Team (RAN)
May 4: Royal Australian Survey Corps
May 5: No. 60 Squadron RAAF
May 6: HMAS Kanimbla (L 51)
May 7: 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
May 8: Roulettes
May 9: HMAS Warramunga (D10/I44)
May 10: First Australian Imperial Force dental units
May 11: Seaplane Training Flight
May 12: HMAS Kuttabul (naval base)
May 13: 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
May 14: No. 7 Squadron RAAF
May 15: HMAS Tamworth (J191/B250/A124)
May 16: Northern Territory Force
May 17: No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight
May 18: HMAS Parramatta (D-55)
May 19: 12th Battalion
May 20: Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
May 21: HMAS Vengeance
May 22: Overwatch Battle Group (West)
May 23: No. 455 Squadron RAAF
May 24: HMAS Darwin (FFG 04)
May 25: 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
May 26: RAAF Base Williamtown
May 27: HMAS Dubbo (J251/M251)
May 28: 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
May 29: No. 22 Squadron RAAF
May 30: HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155)
May 31: 2/12th Field Ambulance

June

June 1: Governor-General's Flight RAAF
June 2: HMAS Kurumba
June 3: Australian Army Aviation
June 4: No. 8 Squadron RAAF
June 5: HMAS Barcoo
June 6: 2/4th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
June 7: RAAF Base Darwin
June 8: HMAS Perth (D 38)
June 9: 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
June 10: Air Force Training Group RAAF
June 11: HMAS Yarra (D-79)
June 12: 7th Brigade
June 13: No. 23 Squadron
June 14: HMAS Norman (M 84)
June 15: Army Recruit Training Centre (Australia)
June 16: Royal Australian Air Force Maritime Section
June 17: HMAS Cairns (J183)
June 18: Anzac Mounted Division
June 19: Transport Flight (Japan)
June 20: HMAS Bataan
June 21: Royal South Australia Regiment
June 22: No. 31 Squadron RAAF
June 23: HMAS Hobart (I)
June 24: 2/5th Armoured Regiment
June 25: No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF
June 26: HMAS Waterhen (naval base)
June 27: Australian Women's Army Service
June 28: No. 456 Squadron RAAF
June 29: HMQS Gayundah
June 30: 1st Aviation Regiment

July

July 1: No. 80 Squadron RAAF
July 2: HMAS Condamine
July 3: 4th Brigade
July 4: No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF
July 5: HMAS Kangaroo
July 6: 2/2nd Infantry Battalion
July 7: RAAF Base Pearce
July 8: HMAS Canberra (FFG 02)
July 9: Royal Australian Infantry Corps
July 10: No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
July 11: HMAS Biloela
July 12: Central Bureau
July 13: No. 463 Squadron RAAF
July 14: HMAS Geraldton (J178)
July 15: 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
July 16: Central Flying School RAAF
July 17: HMAS Arunta (FFH 151)
July 18: 2/7th Armoured Regiment
July 19: RAAF Station Archerfield
July 20: HMAS Warrego (D-70)
July 21: Royal Military College, Duntroon
July 22: Airfield Defence Guards
July 23: HMAS Burdekin
July 24: Australian Army Intelligence Corps
July 25: No. 200 Flight RAAF
July 26: HMAS Quickmatch (G92/F04)
July 27: 17th Battalion
July 28: No. 85 Squadron
July 29: HMAS Gympie
July 30: 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment
July 31: No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAAF

August

August 1: Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos
August 2: 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment
August 3: RAAF Station Tocumwal
August 4: HMAS Balikpapan (L 126)
August 5: Royal Australian Corps of Signals
August 6: Air Combat Group RAAF
August 7: HMAS Quiberon (G81/F03)
August 8: Fort Queenscliff
August 9: No. 459 Squadron RAAF
August 10: HMAS Cessnock (J175/B240/A114)
August 11: 2/48th Battalion
August 12: Seaplane Squadron RAAF
August 13: HMAS Huon (D-50)
August 14: Volunteer Air Observers Corps
August 15: First Australian Imperial Force
August 16: HMAS Coonawarra
August 17: 105th Medium Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
August 18: No. 1 Operational Training Unit RAAF
August 19:
August 20: 3rd Armoured Division
August 21: RAAF Base Richmond
August 22: HMAS Stuart (F 21/DE 48)
August 23: 6th Battalion
August 24: Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap
August 25: HMAS Wagga (J315)
August 26: Royal Australian Engineers
August 27: No. 464 Squadron RAAF
August 28: HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154)
August 29: 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment
August 30: No. 82 Squadron RAAF
August 31: HMAS Jervis Bay (AGT-203)

September

September 1: Royal Australian Regiment
September 2: No. 201 Flight RAAF
September 3: Second Australian Imperial Force
September 4: HMAS Assault
September 5: No. 5 Operational Training Unit RAAF
September 6: HMAS Warramunga (FFH 152)
September 7: Volunteer Defence Corps
September 8: No. 94 Squadron RAAF
September 9: HMAS Latrobe (J234/M234)
September 10: 2/4th Cavalry Commando Squadron (Australia)
September 11: No. 2 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF
September 12: Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
September 13: Middle Head Fortifications
September 14: No. 467 Squadron RAAF
September 15: JTF Gold
September 16: Australian Defence Force Academy
September 17: RAAF Base Townsville
September 18: HMAS Australia (1911)
September 19: 2nd Cav
September 20: No. 1 Squadron RAAF
September 21: HMAS Collins
September 22: Pilbara Regiment
September 23: No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF
September 24: HMAS Canberra (1927)
September 25: Australian 1st Battalion
September 26: No. 107 Squadron RAAF
September 27: HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
September 28: 3rd Brigade
September 29: No. 24 Squadron RAAF
September 30: HMAS Brisbane (1915)

October

October 1: 1st Commando Regiment
October 2: No. 100 Squadron
October 3: HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83)
October 4: 16th (aviation) Brigade
October 5: No. 461 Squadron
October 6: HMAS Swan (II)
October 7: Australian 1st Armoured Division
October 8: No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF
October 9: Coastwatchers
October 10: 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion
October 11: No. 36 Squadron
October 12: HMAS Protector (II)
October 13: Australian 11th Battalion
October 14: No. 41 Squadron
October 15: HMAS Vampire (II)
October 16: 3 RAR
October 17: No. 1 Radar Surveillance Unit
October 18: HMAS Albatross (I)
October 19: 1st Armoured Car Squadron
October 20: No. 30 Squadron
October 21: HMAS J1
October 22: 1st Field Regiment
October 23: No.75 Squadron
October 24: HMAS Manoora (L-52)
October 25: 39th (Militia) Battalion
October 26: No. 35 Squadron
October 27: HMAS Sydney (IV)
October 28: Federation Guard
October 29: No. 10 Squadron
October 30: 816 Squadron RAN
October 31: 5th Aviation Regiment

November

November 1: 453 Squadron
November 2: HMAS Encounter
November 3: Australian Women’s Land Army
November 4: No. 462 Squadron
November 5: Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service
November 6: Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion
November 7: No. 9 Squadron RAAF
November 8: HMAS Melbourne (III)
November 9: Tactical Assault Groups
November 10: No. 1 Long Range Flight
November 11: Australian Hospital Ship Centaur
November 12: 1st Armoured Regiment
November 13: No. 33 Squadron
November 14: HMAS Bungaree
November 15: 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
November 16: No. 3 Operational Training Unit
November 17: HMAS Fantome
November 18: Royal Tasmania Regiment
November 19: HMAS Sydney (II)
November 20: No. 76 Squadron
November 21: 6th Division
November 22: No. 21 Squadron
November 23: HMAS Tobruk (II)
November 24: Imperial Camel Corps
November 25: No. 15 Squadron
November 26: HMAS Melbourne (I)
November 27: 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
November 28: No. 3 Squadron
November 29: HMAS Stuart (I)
November 30: Australian 1st Parachute Battalion

December

December 1: No. 4 Squadron
December 2: HMAS Manoora (I)
December 3: 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
December 4: No. 13 Squadron
December 5: HMAS Sirius
December 6: Australian 4th Armoured Brigade
December 7: No. 11 Squadron
December 8: HMAS Advance (P-83)
December 9: NORFORCE
December 10: No. 84 Squadron
December 11: HMAS Jervis Bay (II)
December 12: 9th Division
December 13: No. 454 Squadron
December 14: HMAS Una
December 15: 2nd Battalion
December 16: No. 79 Squadron
December 17: HMAS Stuart (FFH-153)
December 18: Royal New South Wales Regiment
December 19: RAAF Washington Flying Unit
December 20: HMAS Australia (III)
December 21: 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
December 22: Australian Air Force Cadets
December 23: HMAS Ovens
December 24: Australian Light Horse
December 25: Australian First Tactical Air Force
December 26: HMAS Stirling
December 27: Australian Imperial Forces cricket team
December 28: No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron
December 29: HMVS Cerberus
December 30: Australian 3rd Battalion
December 31: No. 73 Squadron

Final couple of missing entries

G'day, it appears that there are two dates missing entries:

Just wondering if there are any thoughts about which units would be appropriate to fill these final two slots? Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 01:41, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Nick-D, Ian Rose, Hawkeye7, and Peacemaker67: I was thinking potentially 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion (Australia) and maybe 1st Pioneer Battalion (Australia), but if there are others that are better suited, please let me know your thoughts. Maybe if we could get a few more non-Army units, it might help balance the listings a little more? Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 01:46, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The listings won't include any units which appeared over the last 10 years. No. 5 Flight RAAF might be a good choice (as an unusual unit which saw extensive operational service). There's a case to make for swapping new units for older ones (eg, the Canberra class LHDs or HMAS Hobart). From memory, when the portal was created we also didn't have many articles on Army brigades and RAAF wings. Nick-D (talk) 01:58, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, looking at this again, 29 February could be an Army unit, but 19 August would probably need to be a Navy unit to maintain the current sequencing (HMAS Hobart (DDG 39) would seem good to me). Happy to swap out an older RAAF one also if desired, if we wish to get No. 5 Flight RAAF onto the list. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 02:23, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I have created an entry for Hobart for 19 August. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 08:04, 5 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just for something different, I went with the 1st Pioneers for 29 Feb. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 14:57, 8 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]