Ka cika wannan jumla: Saboda damuwa game da shigar Japan cikin yaƙin a cikin Pacific, an dawo da bataliya zuwa Ostiraliya a farkon 1942. Da yake barin Port Tewfik a ranar 9 ga Fabrairu a kan MV "Vernon", bataliya ta isa Port Adelaide, Kudancin Ostiraliya, a ranar 9 ga Maris kuma ta koma sansanin Woodside. A farkon watan Afrilu sun gudanar da hanya da jirgin kasa zuwa Casino, New South Wales, inda aka ba da izinin makonni kafin su koma Caboolture, Queensland. A wannan lokacin rundunar ta dauki nauyin kare hakkin da ke kare arewacin arewacin Brisbane a lokacin yakin Coral Sea. Daga watan Yuni sun fara horar da gandun daji a shirye-shiryen turawa zuwa New Guinea a watan Satumba inda sassan 'yan bindigar suka yi yakin neman jinkiri a kan Jafananci a kan iyakar.
Hanyar Kokoda.