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The 39th (Militia) Battalion was an Australian Army Militia unit which played a crucial role on the Kokoda Track in World War II. The Battalion was raised in Victoria in late 1941 and, apart from a small number of veterans of World War I, consisted of young boys aged 18 or 19 years of age. The battalion was disbanded in late 1942 after taking heavy casualties at Buna-Gona. On 8 August 2006, the Deployed Forces Support Unit was rednamed the 39th Personnel Support Battalion in honour of the 39th (Militia) Battalion.
