The 55th/53rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which saw active service during World War II. First formed in 1919 during the demobilisation of the Australian Imperial Force,
Walking wounded from the 55th/53rd Battalion after an attack on 7 December 1942 around Sanananda
14th Brigade (Australia)
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The 14th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1912 as a Militia formation, it was later re-raised in 1916 as part of the First Australian Imperial Force for ser
55th/53rd Battalion (Australia)
…19 December, which saw them suffer a further 108 casualties. Further probes were undertaken until 26 December when the 55th/53rd – now a part of the 14th Brigade – followed up an unsuccessful attack by the 36th Battalion. Early the following month, the battalion was moved back to Gona, where they remained until…
Soldiers of the 54th Battalion at Peronne, September 1918
Members of the 53rd Battalion at Fromelles; three of the men survived the battle, all wounded.
The 55th Battalion receives its Colours in a ceremony at Liverpool, New South Wales, in 1927.