43rd Battalion (Australia)
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The 43rd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit that was originally formed during the First World War as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force. Raised in early 1916, the battalio
Lawrence Weathers, the 43rd Battalion's sole Victoria Cross recipient.
Soldiers from the 43rd Battalion at Berry Springs, Northern Territory, in November 1942
11th Brigade (Australia)
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The 11th Brigade is an Australian Army brigade which currently comprises most Australian Army Reserve units located in Queensland. The brigade was first formed in early 1912 following the introduction
43rd Battalion (Australia)
…March 1916, in Australia during the expansion of Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which took place at the end of the Gallipoli Campaign. Assigned to the 11th Brigade, it formed part of the 3rd Division, and was raised from volunteers drawn mainly from the state of South Australia. With an authorised strength of 1,023…
Australian troops from the 11th Brigade, with US troops, during the Battle of Hamel, July 1918
Men from the 31st/51st Battalion about to go out on patrol around Porton Plantation, Bougainville, 9 June 1945