14th Battalion (Australia)
The 14th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force for service in World War I, the battalion served at Gallipoli initially before being sent to France where it served in the trenches along the Western Front until the end of the war, when it was disbanded. It was raised again in 1921 as a part-time unit of the Citizen Forces based in Victoria. Later, during World War II the battalion was called up for defensive duties to guard against possible Japanese invasion, but in late 1942 it was merged with the 32nd Battalion to become the 14th/32nd Battalion.
14th Battalion soldiers occupy dug outs at Gallipoli
Albert Jacka, who received the 14th Battalion's only Victoria Cross during World War I.
32nd Battalion (Australia)
The 32nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was first raised in 1915 as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force for service during the First World War, and was initially made up of personnel from South Australia and Western Australia. The battalion served in France and Belgium in 1916–1918 before being disbanded in 1919.
Captain Blair Wark c. 1916, who received the Victoria Cross for his leadership and bravery while leading the battalion in late 1918
July 1918. Two members of the Australian 5th Division, including (right) Pte John Wallace Anderton, 32nd Battalion.
14th/32nd Battalion wounded await evacuation from the battle zone, March 1945