2/6th Field Regiment (Australia)

2/6th Field Regiment
Troop command post from the 2/6th Field Regiment during the Syria–Lebanon campaign, 1941
Active	1940–45
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Military Forces
Type	Regiment
Role	Artillery
Size	3 batteries
Part of	7th Division
Engagements	World War II North African Campaign Syria–Lebanon Campaign Salamaua–Lae campaign Huon Peninsula campaign Borneo campaign
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 2/6th Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery regiment formed as part of the 7th Division in May 1940 for operations during World War II. The regiment served in Egypt and Syria in 1941–1942 before returning to Australia after Japan's entry in the war. Throughout 1943 and 1944, the regiment served against the Japanese in New Guinea. The regiment's involvement in the fighting in New Guinea saw it committed to several campaigns, including those around Salamaua and on the Huon Peninsula. Its final campaign of the war was fought on Borneo in mid-1945. Shortly after the conclusion of hostilities, the regiment was disbanded in late 1945.