 At the end of the war, the 2/14th briefly undertook garrison duties on Rabaul as part of the 11th Division before returning to Australia and disbanding in January 1946.The regiment was formed on 17 October 1940 from volunteers for overseas service as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force.Assigned to the 8th Division as its second artillery regiment, the 2/14th's first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Harry Sewell, a regular Army officer who had previously commanded the School of Artillery and 'A' Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery.