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The 6th Division was first formed in 1917 in Britain during World War I as part of an effort to expand the First Australian Imperial Force.Its existence was short-lived, though, and as a result of manpower shortages that occurred because of a failure to make good the heavy losses that the AIF had suffered on the Western Front in 1917, it was decided to disband the division and its subordinate ...
Australian 4th Division: 1916: 1919: Western Front [4] Australian 5th Division: 1916: 1919: Western Front [4] Australian 6th Division: 1917: 1917: Broken up before being deployed [4] [7] New Zealand and Australian Division: 1915: 1915: Gallipoli [4] [8] ANZAC Mounted Division: 1916: 1919: Sinai and Palestine Campaign [4] [9] Australian Mounted ...
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 battalion was disbanded in 1919 but was re-raised in 1921 as part of the Citizens Force , and adopted the title of "Royal Melbourne Regiment" in 1935.
The First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) was the main expeditionary force of the Australian Army during the First World War.It was formed as the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) following Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry division and one light horse brigade.
The 6th Combat Support Brigade was an Australian Army brigade.First formed in 1912 as a Militia formation to provide training under the compulsory training scheme, the brigade was re-raised during the First World War as an infantry unit of the all volunteer Australian Imperial Force.
Australian engineers laying down a mule track and camouflaging it with earth at Albania Woods, in the Ypres Sector, 17 October 1917. The Australian Imperial Force included a range of different engineer units including field units, signals, mining, works, railway, survey and training units.
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 ]
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 ...