6th Battalion (Australia)
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The 6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1914 for service during the First World War, the battalion fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. The ba
Members of the 6th Battalion in August 1918 near Lihons during the Battle of Amiens
Frederick Birks, the 6th Battalion's sole Victoria Cross recipient, c. 1916
8th Battalion (Australia)
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The 8th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Initially raised in 1914 for the First Australian Imperial Force during the First World War the battalion was completely recruited f
6th Battalion (Australia)
…battalion's numbers began to dwindle it was amalgamated with the 7th Battalion in March 1919. Later, this battalion was also amalgamated with the 5th and 8th Battalions, to form the 2nd Brigade Battalion. During the war the 6th Battalion lost 1,066 killed and 2,017 wounded. Members of the battalion received the following…
Members of the 8th Battalion, after attacking at Passchendaele, 28 October 1917
Members of the 2nd and 8th Battalions at Lone Pine, 1915
Frank Partridge, who received the Victoria Cross for actions on Bougainville in 1945