5th Division (Australia)
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The 5th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army which served during the First and Second World Wars. The division was formed in February 1916 as part of the expansion of the Australia
A machine gun position established by the 54th Battalion during its attack on German forces at Peronne, France, 1 September 1918.
Tel el Kebir camp, where the 5th Division was formed in 1916
Members of the 53rd Battalion, shortly before the Battle of Fromelles, July 1916
Members of the 5th Division, on "smoko" by the side of the Montauban road, near Mametz, on the Somme, December 1916.
The 5th Pioneer Battalion was an Australian infantry and light engineer unit raised for service during the First World War as part of the all volunteer Australian Imperial Force. Formed in Egypt in Ma
5th Pioneers around Picardie, September 1918
The 10th Reinforcements of the 5th Pioneers at Port Melbourne prior to embarkation, October 1917.
Group portrait of members of the Australian 5th Pioneer Battalion taken outside the chateau at Cerisy-Buleux, France, November 1918.