Description

Description: Parachute Wings – 1st Australian Parachute Battalion 1943 – 1952

Condition: Near Mint

Comments: Parachute Wings – 1st Australian Parachute Battalion 1943 – 1952. 

Reference: KG 1679

The 1st Parachute Battalion was a parachute infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during the Second World War, it was formed in early 1943 from volunteers for airborne training. Despite achieving a high level of readiness, the battalion did not see action during the war and was disbanded in early 1946.