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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.
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]
5th Machine Gun Battalion (Australia) 5th Pioneer Battalion (Australia) 7th Battalion (Australia) 8th Battalion (Australia) 9th Battalion (Australia) 10th Battalion (Australia) 11th Battalion (Australia) 12th Battalion (Australia) 13th Battalion (Australia) 14th Battalion (Australia) 15th Battalion (Australia) 16th Battalion, Royal Western ...
Statues of eight women warriors now highlight Veterans Park on Okaloosa Island
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 Allied armies’ Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section included 27 women and about 320 men during and just after WWII. The Army recently revived the concept, with the first new class of ...
The Australian 2nd Division was formed from reinforcements training in Egypt on 26 July 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force, which has been raised to fight in World War I. [2] The division was formed from three brigades – the 5th, 6th and 7th [2] – that had been raised independently in Australia (in February and April 1915), and sent to Egypt (in May and June 1915) for further ...
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).