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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.
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)
5th Military District – Western Australia 22nd Infantry Brigade (84th (Goldfields Infantry), 86th (Western Australian Rifles), and 88th (Perth) Infantry Battalions) 25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Light Horse Regiment; 37th and 38th Batteries, Australian Field Artillery (unallotted) 11th and 12th Companies, Australian Garrison ...
At the end of WWII, the frenetic war time activity at the Ingleburn Defence Site abated and some land was leased out to local farmers. Nevertheless, the site still retained a military function becoming the home of the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. It was later home to the 4th and the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. [1]
The 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion was an Australian Army unit raised for service with the all volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) during the Second World War. Formed in late 1940 as part of the 8th Division , the battalion was established to provide direct fire support to the division's infantry brigades .
A World War II (WWII) monument to M and Z Special Units, which was previously located at the site of the Z Experimental Station "House on the Hill" at Earlville, and then at the HMAS Cairns naval base from 1994, was moved to near the WWI monument in 2006; and a memorial to 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion has also been erected. [1]
Of these, the first two were drawn from Queensland, while the 43rd was recruited mainly from South Australia and the 44th came from Western Australia. In addition to these battalions, the brigade was supported by the 11th Field Ambulance, the 11th Trench Mortar Battery and the 11th Machine Gun Company (later part of the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion ).
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).