42nd Battalion may refer to: * 42nd Virginia Cavalry Battalion, a unit of the Confederate States Army *

Robin Hood Battalion The Robin Hood Battalion was a unit of the Volunteer Force of the British Army and Territorial Force, later the Territorial Army. The battalion served as infantry during the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin and then served on the Western Front dur ...

, (42nd (The Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion), a unit of the United Kingdom Army *

42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division The 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force (TF), originally as the East Lancashire Division, and was redesignat ...

(42 Battalion Machine Gun Corps), a unit of the United Kingdom Army *

42 Commando 42 Commando (42 Cdo) (pronounced as Four-Two Commando) is a subordinate unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade. Based at Bickleigh Barracks near Plymouth, personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations or training. ...

, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Marine Corps *

42nd Battalion (Australia) The 42nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War, it was established at Enoggera in December 1915, forming part of the 11th Brigade in the 3 ...

, a unit of the Australian Army which served in World War I and World War II *

42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF The 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. History The 42nd Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 10 June 1 ...

, an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I *

42nd Battalion, CEF The 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. History The 42nd Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 10 June 1 ...

, reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army * 42nd Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment, one of the 4 armoured infantry battalions of the Singapore Army

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