11th Brigade (Australia)
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The 11th Brigade is an Australian Army brigade which currently comprises most Australian Army Reserve units located in Queensland. The brigade was first formed in early 1912 following the introduction
Australian troops from the 11th Brigade, with US troops, during the Battle of Hamel, July 1918
Men from the 31st/51st Battalion about to go out on patrol around Porton Plantation, Bougainville, 9 June 1945
The 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment is a Reserve light infantry battalion in the Australian Army, based in the state of Queensland. Although it was officially formed in 1997, the unit c
11th Brigade (Australia)
…Peninsula. In July 2007, a re-organisation of the 7th Brigade saw the transfer of the Brisbane-based 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment and the 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment to the 11th Brigade. At the same time, the brigade was transferred from the 1st Division to the 2nd. In July 2008, the 31st and 42nd Battalions merged…
49th Battalion wounded during the fighting around Messines, 7 June 1917.
Reg Rattey, who received the Victoria Cross, for his actions while serving in the 25th Battalion during the Bougainville campaign in 1945.