Complex sentence: During World War II, the battalion was re-raised on 29 December 1942 as a unit of the Militia, drawing its personnel from the 14th Garrison Battalion who were stationed on Thursday Island and adopting the territorial designation of Merauke Regiment.
Split into simpler sentences: During World War II, the battalion was re-raised on 29 December 1942 as a unit of the Militia. At this time, the battalion drew its personnel from the 14th Garrison Battalion who were stationed on Thursday Island and adopted the territorial designation of Merauke Regiment.