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The 44th Battalion was an infantry unit of the Australian Army.Originally formed in 1916 for overseas service during World War I, the battalion fought in the trenches along the Western Front in France and Belgium between late 1916 and 1918, before disbanding at the conclusion of hostilities.
In March 1901, the Australian Army came into existence as the Commonwealth Military Forces through the amalgamation of the former colonies military forces. The existing regiments and battalions of the colonies were reorganised and renumbered due to their absorption into the national army and subsequently formed the first military units of a united Australia.
42nd Battalion (Australia) 43rd Battalion (Australia) 44th Battalion (Australia) 45th Battalion (Australia) 46th Battalion (Australia) 47th Battalion (Australia) 48th Battalion (Australia) 49th Battalion (Australia) 50th Battalion (Australia) 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment; 52nd Battalion (Australia) 53rd Battalion (Australia)
During the Second World War, the brigade was reduced to three infantry battalions after the Australian Army adopted the British brigade structure—initially the 20th, 54th and 56th Battalions—although its composition changed several times during the war, with various other units including the 44th Battalion joining the brigade
The 11th Battalion was also re-raised in 1948, although it was re-raised as an amalgamated unit known as the 11th/44th Battalion (The City of Perth Regiment). [15] They remained on the order of battle until 1960 when they became a company-level organisation within the Pentropic 1st Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment, known as 'A' (The ...
The 47th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.It was originally raised in 1916 for service during the First World War. The battalion then took part in the fighting in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium, before being disbanded in early 1918 to provide reinforcements for other Australian units that were suffering from a manpower shortage following the ...
The battalion was formed in January 1916 during an expansion of the AIF that took place after the Gallipoli campaign. [1] Assigned to the 9th Brigade of the Australian 3rd Division, [2] the majority of the battalion's personnel were volunteers that came from Maitland, New South Wales – many of whom had been coal miners – and as a result the unit became known as "Maitland's Own".
The Australian 4th Division was formed in the First World War during the expansion of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) infantry brigades in February 1916. In addition to the experienced 4th Brigade (previously in the original New Zealand and Australian Division) were added the new 12th and 13th Brigades (spawned from the battalions of the 4th and 3rd Brigades respectively).