23rd Brigade (Australia)

23rd Brigade
A memorial plaque for the 23rd Brigade in Bicentennial Park, Darwin
Active	1940–1946
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~3,500 men
Part of	8th Division (1940–42) 12th Division (1942–43) 3rd Division (1943–46)
Engagements	Second World War Battle of Ambon Battle of Rabaul (1942) Battle of Timor Bougainville campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Arnold Potts
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 23rd Brigade was a brigade of the Australian Army. It was briefly raised in 1912 as a Militia formation providing training as part of the compulsory training scheme. Later, it was re-formed in July 1940 for service during the Second World War, the brigade was initially a formation of the Second Australian Imperial Force assigned to the 8th Division; however, after its sub units were captured by the Japanese in 1942 it was reformed with Militia battalions and was mainly used in a garrison role around Darwin, in the Northern Territory, until late in the war when it was committed to the fighting against the Japanese on Bougainville. It was disbanded in 1946.