3rd Australian Division

 

      Formed in Australia in March 1916. The Division went to the UK for training, the first units arriving in July 1916. The Division went to France in December 1916. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.
Commanders:

Battles and Engagements

France and Flanders.

Battle of Messines. 7 - 14 Jun 1917.
Battle of Polygon Wood. 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1917.
Battle of Broodseinde. 4 Oct 1917.
Third Battle of Passchendaele. 12 Oct 1917.
Battle of the Avre. 4 Apr 1918.
Villers-Bretonneux. 24 Apr 1918.
Capture of Hamel. 4 Jul 1918.
Battle of Amiens. 8 Aug 1918.
Battle of Albert. 21 - 23 Aug 1918.
Battle of Mont St. Quentin. 31 Aug - 3 Sep 1918.
The Hindenburg Line. 18 Sep 1918.
Battle of the St. Quentin Canal. 29 Sep - 2 Oct 1918.

 

Basic Army Structure in 1916

Infantry Units

9th Infantry Brigade (New South Wales)

33rd Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
34th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
35th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
36th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - May 1918. Broken up &
remainder joined with the 33rd

9th Machine Gun Coy.

Jul 1916 to Feb 1918
9th Light Trench Mortar Battery 24 Nov 1916 to past Nov 1918

Commanders:

Campaigns:

       England, Western Front: Messines, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Hamel, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line

 


10th Infantry Brigade (Victoria and Tasmania)

37th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - Sep 1918. Broken up.
38th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
39th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
40th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

10th Machine Gun Coy.

Jul 1916 to Feb 1918
10th Light Trench Mortar Battery Jul 1916 to past Nov 1918

Commanders:

Campaigns:

       England, Western Front: Messines, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line

 


11th Infantry Brigade (Outer States)

41st Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
42nd Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - Oct 1918. Broken up.
43rd Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
44th Infantry Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

11th Machine Gun Coy.

Jul 1916 to Feb 1918
11th Light Trench Mortar Battery Jul 1916 to past Nov 1918

Commanders:

Campaigns:

       England, Western Front: Messines, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line

 


Pioneers.

3rd Pioneer Bn. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

3rd Division Artillery & Support Units

7th Field Artillery Brigade

25th,26th,27th Field Artillery Batteries 18 x 18 pounders, 6 x 4.5 inch howitzers
107th Field Artillery Battery Howitzer

8th Field Artillery Brigade

29th,30th,31st Field Artillery Batteries 12 x 18 pounders, 4 x 4.5 inch howitzers
108th Field Artillery Battery Howitzer

3rd Division Ammunition Column


3rd Division Trench Mortars

5th,6th Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

12 x 2 inch medium trench mortars


3rd Division Engineers

9th,10th,11th Field Companies 

(New South Wales; Victoria; Outer States)

3rd Signals Company


3rd Division Medical Services

9th,10th,11th Field Ambulances


3rd Sanitary Section

3rd Salvage Company

3rd Division Train
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th Australian Army Service Corps Companies

3rd Mobile Veterinary Section