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Australian infantrymen of the 3rd Division during the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918. The following is a list of Australian divisions in World War I , including all infantry and mounted divisions of the Australian Army during that conflict.
The 3rd Division was formed in Australia and sent to France. The New Zealand and Australian Division was broken up with the New Zealand elements forming the New Zealand Division, while the original Australian infantry brigades (1st to 4th) were split in half to form another four brigades which were used to form the 4th and 5th Divisions. This ...
The 1st Division, also known as the 1st (Australian) Division, is a division headquartered in Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane.The division was first formed in 1914 for service during the First World War as a part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).
5th Military District – Western Australia 22nd Infantry Brigade (84th (Goldfields Infantry), 86th (Western Australian Rifles), and 88th (Perth) Infantry Battalions) 25th (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Light Horse Regiment; 37th and 38th Batteries, Australian Field Artillery (unallotted) 11th and 12th Companies, Australian Garrison ...
The Australian Corps was a World War I army corps that contained all five Australian infantry divisions serving on the Western Front. It was the largest corps fielded by the British Empire in France. [1] At its peak the Australian Corps numbered 109,881 men. [2]
The 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. Existing during various periods between 1916 and 1991, it is considered the "longest serving Australian Army division". [ 1 ] It was first formed during World War I, as an infantry division of the Australian Imperial Force and saw service on the Western Front in France and Belgium.
Gunners from the Australian 4th Division during Third Battle of Ypres October 1917 The term "corps" can refer to a large-scale military formation consisting of two or more divisions, or a branch of service. During World War I there were five corps -level military formations raised as part of the Australian Army. Primarily infantry or mounted formations, the majority of these included British ...
The Australian Mounted Division originally formed as the Imperial Mounted Division in January 1917, was a mounted infantry, light horse and yeomanry division. The division was formed in Egypt , and along with the Anzac Mounted Division formed part of Desert Column , Egyptian Expeditionary Force in World War I .