59th Battalion (Australia)
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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
7th Battalion (Australia)
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The 7th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, the battalion was completely recruited from the
59th Battalion (Australia)
…of the AIF that took place following the end of the Gallipoli campaign. The battalion was formed through the joining of half of the members of the 7th Battalion with fresh recruits raised in Australia from rural Victoria. Together with the 57th, 58th and 60th Battalions, the 59th formed part of the 15th Brigade…
Members of the 7th Battalion in a trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915