The 26th Battalion was formed at Burnham Camp in New Zealand in May 1940 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J.R. Page and was the third of three infantry battalions making up the 6th Infantry Brigade.
The 26th Battalion was formed at Burnham Camp in New Zealand in May 1940 with personnel were drawn from the South Island and under the overall command of Lieutenant Colonel J.R. Page. It was the third and last of three infantry battalions making up the 6th Infantry Brigade.