The 13th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally raised for the 1st Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, it was formed just six weeks after the start of
Men of the 13th Battalion at Le Verguier, France, where Sergeant Buckley earned the Victoria Cross in 1918
Portrait of Australian World War I Victoria Cross recipient, Major Harry Murray. In February 1917, then-Captain Murray led 'A' company of the 13th Battalion in an attack on "Stormy Trench", capturing the position and defending it against three German counter-attacks.
The 33rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Formed in 1916, the battalion fought on the Western Front during World War I. It was disbanded after the war, but later re-raised a
George Cartwright, one of two men from the 33rd to receive the Victoria Cross.