"1946" . . "1940" . . . . . . . "2/3 Machine Gun Battalion" . "2/3rd Australian Machine-Gun Battalion" . . . "2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion" . . . "100px|alt=A multi-coloured triangular organisational symbol" . . "2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)" . . . . "2/3rd Machine Gun Battalions" . . . . . . . "Direct fire support" . . "2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)" . . . "~800\u2013900 personnel" . "2/3rd" . . . .