Troops of the Australian 6th Division wave good bye as their transport ship leaves Sydney harbor; 1940.

Leaving Sydney harbor

Members of C Company (mostly from 14 Platoon), Australian 2/11th Infantry Battalion, part of the 6th Infantry Division, having penetrated the outer defences of Tobruk, Libya, assemble again on the escarpment on the south side of the harbour after attacking anti-aircraft gun positions;  22 January 1941

Aussies in North Africa

Corporal Peter Teague, of the Australian 1st Armored Regiment, showing the Japanese sword which he captured after shooting a Japanese soldier in a tunnel on Vasey Highway during the "Oboe II. Operation" on Balikpapan, the island of Borneo, Indonesia; 2 July 1945.