16th Brigade (Australia)
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The 16th Brigade was an infantry brigade in the Australian Army. First raised in 1912 as a Militia formation to provide training under the compulsory training scheme, the brigade was later re-raised a
Troops from the 16th Brigade cross the Owen Stanleys, October 1942
Troops from the 2/2nd Battalion attacking Bardia, January 1941
Troops from the 2/1st Battalion at Wondecla, Queensland, April 1944
6th Division (Australia)
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The 6th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. It was raised briefly in 1917 during World War I, but was broken up to provide reinforcements before seeing action. It was not re-rais
16th Brigade (Australia)
…the five already deployed on the Western Front, the 16th Infantry Brigade was formed in England, in the Salisbury Plain Training Area, as part of the 6th Division on 17 March 1917. The brigade was formed mainly from convalescents who were in Britain recovering. The unit did not see any action and was disbanded…
22 January 1941. Members of 'C' Company, 2/11th Infantry Battalion, having penetrated the Italian outer defences at Tobruk and attacked anti-aircraft positions, assemble again on the escarpment at the south side of the harbour. (Photographer: Frank Hurley.)
6th Division evacuees arrive in Alexandria after being taken off Crete, 2 June 1941
Typical country in the Wau–Mubo area