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. |
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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. |
Infantry Units
9th Infantry Brigade (New South Wales) |
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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 |
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Campaigns: England, Western Front: Messines, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Hamel, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line
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10th Infantry Brigade (Victoria and Tasmania) |
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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 |
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Campaigns: England, Western Front: Messines, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line
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11th Infantry Brigade (Outer States) |
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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 |
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Campaigns: England, Western Front: Messines, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele, Amiens, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line
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Pioneers. |
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3rd Pioneer Bn. | Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918. |
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3rd Division Artillery & Support Units |
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7th Field Artillery Brigade |
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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 |
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29th,30th,31st Field Artillery Batteries | 12 x 18 pounders, 4 x 4.5 inch howitzers |
108th Field Artillery Battery | Howitzer |
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3rd Division Ammunition Column |
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3rd Division Trench Mortars |
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5th,6th Medium Trench Mortar Batteries |
12 x 2 inch medium trench mortars |
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3rd Division Engineers |
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9th,10th,11th Field Companies |
(New South Wales; Victoria; Outer States) |
3rd Signals Company |
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3rd Division Medical Services |
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9th,10th,11th Field Ambulances |
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3rd Sanitary Section | |
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3rd Salvage Company | |
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3rd Division Train | |
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th Australian Army Service Corps Companies | |
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3rd Mobile Veterinary Section |