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[[Image:Work fight or perish (RC02370).jpg|thumb|An Australian Government leaflet bearing the likeness and signature of Prime Minister [[John Curtin]], telling Australians that they must make sacrifices for the war effort.]]
(contracted; show full)' participated in the [[Anglo-Iraqi War]] by supporting the landing of [[Gurkha]] troops near [[Basra]]. In August 1941 ''Yarra'' and [[HMAS Kanimbla (1936)|HMAS ''Kanimbla'']] took part in the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]], with ''Yarra'' sinking the Iranian sloop ''Babr'' near Kohorramshahr and ''Kanimbla'' landing troops at Bandar Shapur.<ref>Nash and Stevens (2006). Pages 9-10.</ref>
 A dozen Australian corvettes also escorted Allied shipping in the Persian Gulf during 1942.<ref>Long (1973). Page 287.</ref>

While most Australian units in the Pacific Theatre fought in the SWPA, thousands of Australians were posted to British units in Burma and India. These included 45 men from the 8th Division who volunteered to train Chinese guerrillas with the British Mission 204 in southern China. Thousands of Australians also served with RAF units in India and Burma, though no RAAF units were deployed to this theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/farflung/index.html |title=Far Flung Australians(contracted; show full)
* [http://www.raaf.gov.au/history/airforce_history/WW2.htm RAAF in World War II - RAAF website]
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/index.html |title=Australia's War 1939—1945 |accessdate= |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia)|Department of Veterans' Affairs]] }}

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