12th Battalion (Australia)
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The 12th Battalion was an infantry battalion originally raised for the First Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. The battalion was recruited from Tasmania, South Australia and Wester
A 12th Battalion observation team at Gallipoli in August 1915
James Newland, one of the 12th Battalion's two Victoria Cross recipients
52nd Battalion (Australia)
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The 52nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1916 as part of the Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I. After training in Egypt,
12th Battalion (Australia)
…1916, where the AIF was reorganised and expanded. During this process, the 12th Battalion provided an experienced cadre of troops to the newly raised 52nd Battalion. In March 1916, the AIF's infantry divisions were transferred to the Western Front, and after arriving in France, the 12th Battalion deployed to the…
Troops from the 52nd Battalion in Egypt, March 1916
Troops from the 52nd Battalion after the fighting around Dernancourt, April 1918
A machine-gun crew from the 37th/52nd Battalion in New Guinea, 1944