2nd A.I.F. soldiers served in such theatres of war as North Africa, Syria, Greece, Crete, Malaya, new Guinea and the Pacific Islands, and added to their great record such battle honours as Bardia, Tobruk, Derna, El Alemain, Kokoda Trail, Milne Bay, Buna, Shaggy Ridge, Lae, FInschhafen, Salamaua.