Following the end of hostilities it was disbanded in May 1946 .
During World War II the battalion was used mainly in a garrison role until the last year of the war when it was committed to the fighting against the Japanese during the Bougainville campaign .
Following the end of hostilities war was disbanded in May 1946 .
During World War II the battalion was used mainly in a garrison role until the last year of the war when it was committed to the fighting against the Japanese during the Bougainville campaign .