Hi Guys,

In writing a book on Aust Army sniping I've hit a bit of a hurdle. Going through all the Aust War Memorial records (eg war diaries, Establishment & Equipment Tables, photo's. etc) I have been unable to determine if the 2nd AIF's inf battalions were issued with sniper rifles for their service in Middle East, Greece or Crete. This includes old WWI SMLE MkIII* T, SMLE Mk.III* H or even P14s. The 9th Div appears to have had them by the time of their defence of Tobruk in Apr 1941, and the Indep / Cmdo Coys had them in early 42, and the battalions had them for the Pacific Campaign (1942 on), but I can find no evidence that they were available for Western Desert Campaign (eg. Bardia), Greece or Crete, even though the Germans definately had proper sniper rifles.
Can anyone assist?
Cheers, Glenn
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