17th Brigade (Australia)
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The 17th 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
2/5th Battalion troops in action around Khalde, in Syria, July 1941
Soldiers from the 17th Brigade on Bren Carriers in Egypt, October 1940.
Members of the 2/5th Battalion man defensive positions in New Guinea, August 1943
A 2/7th Battalion patrol, New Guinea, 17 August 1945
2/5th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/5th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that operated during World War II. It was raised at Melbourne, Victoria, on 18 October 1939 as part of the Second Australian Imperi
2/5th Battalion being addressed by Major General Edmund Herring in Syria, November 1941
A patrol from the 2/5th around Yamil, July 1945