54th Battalion (Australia)
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The 54th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1916 for service during World War I and took part in the fighting in the trenches of the Western Front
54th Battalion in Peronne, September 1918
Arthur Hall, one of the 54th Battalion's two Victoria Cross recipients
56th Battalion (Australia)
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The 56th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1916 for service during the World War I and took part in the fighting in the trenches of the Western Fr
54th Battalion (Australia)
…service during World War I and took part in the fighting in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium before being amalgamated with the 56th Battalion in late 1918 following the German spring offensive that reduced the numbers in both battalions. The battalion was re-raised in 1921 as a part-time unit…
Soldiers of the 56th Battalion in 1937
55th and 56th Battalion recruits from Bungendore, New South Wales, 1916.