22nd Battalion (Australia)
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The 22nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was raised in 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I and formed part of the 6th Brigade, a
Soldiers from the 22nd Battalion during fighting near Lone Pine, 1915.
50th Battalion (Australia)
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The 50th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in Egypt in early 1916 for service during World War I, drawing a cadre of experienced personnel from the 1
22nd Battalion (Australia)
…due to their occupation or place of residence. The battalion also included a small detachment of Tasmanians, who had originally been recruited into the 50th Battalion, but who were reallocated when the decision to re-raise that unit was cancelled. With the abolition of national service in late 1972, 22 RVR lost the…
Members of the 50th Battalion at Zonnebeke, September 1917
Private Jørgen Jensen, the 50th Battalion's sole Victoria Cross recipient