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
Members of the 7th Battalion in a trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915
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
7th Battalion (Australia)
…the AIF underwent a period of reorganisation and expansion prior to being transferred to Europe. The 7th Battalion was split to provide a cadre for the 59th Battalion which was being raised as part of the doubling of the Australian forces. In March 1916, they sailed to France where for the next two and half years…
59th Battalion soldiers in Egypt, April 1916
Lieutenant Colonel John Scanlan, who commanded the 59th Battalion during World War I