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7th Battalion (Australia)

Index 7th Battalion (Australia)

The 7th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. [1]

50 relations: Albert Borella, Alexander Burton, Alf Jackson, Arnold Potts, Australian Army during World War I, Battle of Lone Pine, Battle of Ratsua, Bobby Royle, Brodie Ainslie, Carl Jess, Frederick Forrest, Frederick Tubb, Harold Edward Elliott, I ANZAC Corps, James Whiteside McCay, John Field (brigadier), John Joseph Scanlan (soldier), John Whitelaw (general, born 1894), Landing at Anzac Cove, List of Australian diarists of World War I (A-G), List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, List of First World War Victoria Cross recipients, List of Victoria Cross recipients (A–F), List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z), Papuan Infantry Battalion, Raid on the Suez Canal, Robert Weddell, Samuel Pearse, Structure of the Australian Army during World War I, Uniforms of the Australian Army, Unit Colour Patch, William Dunstan, William Scurry, William Symons, 1st Battalion (Australia), 1st Division (Australia), 2/43rd Battalion (Australia), 2/7th Battalion (Australia), 23rd Brigade (Australia), 27th Battalion (Australia), 2nd Battalion (Australia), 2nd Brigade (Australia), 38th Battalion (Australia), 59th Battalion (Australia), 5th Battalion (Australia), 6th Battalion (Australia), 6th Brigade (Australia), 8th Battalion (Australia), 8th Division (Australia), 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment.

Albert Borella

Albert Chalmers Borella, VC, MM (7 August 1881 – 7 February 1968) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Alexander Burton

Alexander Stewart Burton, VC (20 January 1893 – 9 August 1915) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Alf Jackson

Alfred Jackson (25 October 1887 – 21 September 1964) was an Australian military officer and an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Arnold Potts

Brigadier Arnold William Potts, (16 September 1896 – 1 January 1968) was an Australian grazier and army officer who served in the First World War and led the 21st Brigade of the Second Australian Imperial Force during its defence of the Kokoda Trail during the Second World War.

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Australian Army during World War I

The Australian Army was the largest service in the Australian military during World War I. The First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was the Army's main expeditionary force and was formed from 15 August 1914 with an initial strength of 20,000 men, following Britain's declaration of war on Germany.

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Battle of Lone Pine

The Battle of Lone Pine (also known as the Battle of Kanlı Sırt) was fought between Australian and Ottoman Empire forces during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War, between 6 and 10 August 1915.

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Battle of Ratsua

The Battle of Ratsua occurred during the Second World War and involved Australian and Japanese forces.

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Bobby Royle

Robert Royle (27 August 1878 – 3 November 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

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Brodie Ainslie

Brodie Ainslie (10 August 1891 – 17 December 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Carl Jess

Lieutenant General Sir Carl Herman Jess, (16 February 1884 – 16 June 1948) was an Australian Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars.

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Frederick Forrest

Frederick Edward Forrest MC (9 April 1877 – 20 October 1930) was an Australian soldier and politician.

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Frederick Tubb

Major Frederick Harold Tubb, VC (28 November 1881 – 20 September 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Harold Edward Elliott

Major General Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott, (19 June 1878 – 23 March 1931) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War.

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I ANZAC Corps

The I ANZAC Corps (First Anzac Corps) was a combined Australian and New Zealand army corps that served during World War I. It was formed in Egypt in February 1916 as part of the reorganisation and expansion of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) following the evacuation of Gallipoli in December 1915.

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James Whiteside McCay

Lieutenant General Sir James Whiteside McCay, (21 December 1864 – 1 October 1930), who often spelt his surname M’Cay, was an Australian general and politician.

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John Field (brigadier)

Brigadier John Field, (10 April 1899 – 12 May 1974) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.

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John Joseph Scanlan (soldier)

Lieutenant Colonel John Joseph Scanlan DSO & Bar (19 October 1890 – 6 December 1962) was an Australian Army officer who served during the First and Second World Wars.

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John Whitelaw (general, born 1894)

Major General John Stewart Whitelaw, (26 August 1894 – 21 April 1964) was a senior officer in the Australian Army.

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Landing at Anzac Cove

The landing at Anzac Cove on Sunday, 25 April 1915, also known as the landing at Gaba Tepe, and to the Turks as the Arıburnu Battle, was part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula by the forces of the British Empire, which began the land phase of the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War.

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List of Australian diarists of World War I (A-G)

This is part of the list of Australian diarists of World War I, covering diarists with family names beginning with "A" through to "G".

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List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients

The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the Australia Armed Forces.

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List of First World War Victoria Cross recipients

The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914–1918).

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List of Victoria Cross recipients (A–F)

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z)

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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Papuan Infantry Battalion

The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was a unit of the Australian Army raised in the Territory of Papua for service during the Second World War.

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Raid on the Suez Canal

The Raid on the Suez Canal, also known as Actions on the Suez Canal, took place between 26 January and 4 February 1915 after a German-led Ottoman Army force advanced from Southern Palestine to attack the British Empire-protected Suez Canal, before the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. Substantial Ottoman forces crossed the Sinai peninsula, but their attack failed mainly because of strongly held defences and alert defenders.

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Robert Weddell

Robert Hunter Weddell (26 December 1882 – 23 November 1951) was an Australian soldier and politician, who served as Government Resident of North Australia and Administrator of the Northern Territory.

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Samuel Pearse

Samuel George Pearse, VC, MM (16 July 1897 – 29 August 1919) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Structure of the Australian Army during World War I

The structure of the Australian Army during World War I included a small force of mostly militia which served in Australia and larger expeditionary forces which were raised for deployment overseas following the outbreak of the conflict in August 1914.

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Uniforms of the Australian Army

The uniforms of the Australian Army have changed significantly over the past century, although the accoutrements worn over this period have remained relatively similar.

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Unit Colour Patch

Unit Colour Patches (or simply known as Colour Patches) are currently worn on the slouch hat in the Australian Army to identify the wearer's unit.

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William Dunstan

William Dunstan, VC (2 March 1895 – 8 March 1957) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.

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William Scurry

William Charles Scurry, (30 October 1895 – 28 December 1963) was an Australian soldier who invented the self-firing "drip rifle" while serving as a private in the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War.

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William Symons

William John Symons, VC (10 July 1889 – 24 June 1948) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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1st Battalion (Australia)

The 1st Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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1st Division (Australia)

The 1st Division is the main formation of the Australian Army and contains the majority of the Army's regular forces.

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2/43rd Battalion (Australia)

The 2/43rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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2/7th Battalion (Australia)

The 2/7th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army raised for service during World War II.

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23rd Brigade (Australia)

The 23rd Brigade was a brigade of the Australian Army.

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27th Battalion (Australia)

The 27th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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2nd Battalion (Australia)

The 2nd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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2nd Brigade (Australia)

The 2nd Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry unit of the Australian Army.

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38th Battalion (Australia)

The 38th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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59th Battalion (Australia)

The 59th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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5th Battalion (Australia)

The 5th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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6th Battalion (Australia)

The 6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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6th Brigade (Australia)

The 6th Combat Support Brigade is an Australian Army brigade.

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8th Battalion (Australia)

The 8th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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8th Division (Australia)

The 8th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army, formed during World War II as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force.

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8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment

The 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment (8/7 RVR) is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Battalion_(Australia)

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