Carmel Try Shaping history: a bibliography of Australian army unit histories: including army formations, establishments, associated organisations and a selection of campaign and area histories Syd Trigellis-Smith, Sergio Zampatti, Max Parsons. 208 p. ISBN: 0646291211, Hawthorn Vic, 1996. National Library Call numbers 016.3560994 T828 and RF 355.00994 T828 I queried 20 AUST PNR BN AIF. No wonder I did not recognise the unit. It started as the Victorian based 20th Light Horse Regiment at the start of the war. It converted to the 20th Motor Regiment and served with the 2nd and 3rd Armoured Divisions in Australia. In February 1994 it moved to Merauke in Dutch New Guinea where it acted as an infantry unit. It arrived just after the only skirmish activity between Japanese and Australian troops occurred in the area (but hundreds of miles inland from Merauke). Twelve months later in February 1945 it handed over control of Merauke to the Dutch and returned to Sydney. It was redesignated 20th Pioneer Battalion and converted to infantry and was training for further service when the war ended. Anthony Staunton