2nd Division

active Australian Army formation
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2nd Division

Summary

2nd Division is a military division[1]. It draws 707 Wikipedia views per month (military_division category, ranking #46 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2nd Division is in the country of Australia[3].
  • 2nd Division's instance of is recorded as military division[4].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 8th Signal Regiment[5].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 4th Brigade[6].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 5th Brigade[7].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 8th Brigade[8].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 9th Brigade[9].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 11th Brigade[10].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 13th Brigade[11].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment[12].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as North-West Mobile Force[13].
  • 2nd Division's child organization or unit is recorded as Pilbara Regiment[14].
  • 2nd Division was part of the conflict World War I[15].
  • 2nd Division was part of the conflict World War II[16].
  • 2nd Division was part of the conflict Third Battle of Ypres[17].
  • 2nd Division's parent organization or unit is recorded as Forces Command[18].
  • 2nd Division's official website is recorded as https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/units/forces-command/2nd-division[19].

Body

Operations

2nd Division's parent organization or unit is recorded as Forces Command[18]. Subsidiaries include 8th Signal Regiment[5]; 4th Brigade[6], a brigade[20], in Australia[21], founded in 1912[22], headquartered in Simpson Barracks[23]; 5th Brigade[7], a brigade[24], in Australia[25], founded in 1915[26]; 8th Brigade[8], a brigade[27], in Australia[28], founded in 1912[29]; 9th Brigade[9], a brigade[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1916[32], headquartered in Keswick Barracks[33]; and 11th Brigade[10], a brigade[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1912[36].

Why It Matters

2nd Division draws 707 Wikipedia views per month (military_division category, ranking #46 of 417).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . army.gov.au. Retrieved . army.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · PasschendaeleMuseum · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participated in conflict → World War I, World War II, Third Battle of Ypres
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P607]]: [[Q426227]], Linking CAN and AUS Divisions to Battle of Passchendaele ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/fcb9ed6d1a4|details]])"
  2. 19w ago · Brookschofield · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Forces Command
    Freebase id → /m/07r2g_
    Imported from → —
    Child organization or unit → 8th Signal Regiment, 4th Brigade, 5th Brigade +7
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33305|batch #33305]]: Add "language of work" Oz English to "official website""
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