53rd Battalion (Australia)
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The 53rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1916 for service during World War I the battalion served on the Western Front until the end of the war, before being brie
Members of the Australian 53rd Battalion on 19 July 1916 before the Battle of Fromelles.
Private William Currey, who received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin.
55th/53rd Battalion wounded, Sanananda, December 1942
55th Battalion (Australia)
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The 55th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1916 for service during World War I in the AIF the battalion served on the Western Front until the end of the war, before
The 55th Battalion receives its Colours in a ceremony at Liverpool, NSW, in 1927
The 55th Battalion's line at Wytschaete, near Messines, in February 1918