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The Australian Army is organised into three main elements which report to the Chief of Army, the Headquarters of the 1st Division, Special Operations Command and Forces Command. [1] Headquarters 1st Division is responsible for high-level training activities and is capable of being deployed to command large scale ground operations.
The role of Australian women in World War I was focused mainly upon their involvement in the provision of nursing services. More than 2000 members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) served overseas during World War I as part of the Australian Imperial Force. At the end of the war the AANS returned to its pre-war reserve status. [8]
Australian troops from the 1st Brigade in a captured Ottoman trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915 This is a list of the brigades raised by the Australian Army. The list includes brigades that served in World War I, World War II, Vietnam and the present-day brigades. Current active brigades A soldier of the 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, previously part of the 1st Brigade ...
The following is a list of the 23 Corps of the Australian Army, [1] ... Women's Royal Australian Army Corps; ... Structure of the Australian Army;
Women's Royal Australian Army Corps officers (1 P) Pages in category "Women in the Australian military" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total.
In March 1901, the Australian Army came into existence as the Commonwealth Military Forces through the amalgamation of the former colonies military forces. The existing regiments and battalions of the colonies were reorganised and renumbered due to their absorption into the national army and subsequently formed the first military units of a united Australia.
The 4th Brigade is a brigade-level formation of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1912 as a Militia formation, the brigade was re-raised for service during World War I, elements of the brigade served at Gallipoli and in the trenches on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919.
In October 2022, the 9th Brigade was placed under the command of Forces Command. [7] In July 2023, the 1st, 3rd and 7th Brigades were placed under the command of the 1st (Australian) Division. [8] The Combat Training Centre and 39th Operational Support Battalion were placed under the command of Forces Command. [8] In June 30, 2024, the 8th ...