The 59th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Initially raised for service during World War I, the battalion fought on the Western Front in France and Belgium between 1916 and 1
59th Battalion soldiers in Egypt, April 1916
Lieutenant Colonel John Scanlan, who commanded the 59th Battalion during World War I
The 5th Machine Gun Battalion was an infantry support unit of the Australian Army. Originally formed in March 1918 for service during World War I as part of the all volunteer Australian Imperial Force
Reinforcements for the 14th Machine Gun Company, December 1916