The 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment is an Australian Army infantry battalion located in Western Australia and one of the two battalions of the Royal Western Australia Regiment. It is
Thomas Axford, one of the 16th Battalion's three Victoria Cross recipients
48th Battalion (Australia)
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The 48th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1916 for service during World War I and took part in the fighting in the trenches of the Western Front
16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment
…a period of expansion and reorganisation, during which the 16th Battalion was split to provide an experienced cadre of personnel to the newly formed 48th Battalion. At the same time, the 4th Brigade was reassigned to the 4th Division and in mid-1916 the AIF's infantry divisions were transferred to Europe to take…
Soldiers from the 48th Battalion before their final attack at Le Verguier, September 1918
Private James Woods, who received the Victoria Cross for his actions in September 1918.