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15th Infantry Brigade (Victoria) [Fifth Division]
Formed in Egypt 24 February 1916 and assigned to Fifth Division.

Subunits:

  • 57th Infantry Battalion 21 February 1916 to past November 1918
  • 58th Infantry Battalion 21 February 1916 to past November 1918
  • 59th Infantry Battalion 24 February 1916 to past November 1918
  • 60th Infantry Battalion 24 February 1916 to 25 September 1918
  • 15th Machine Gun Company March 1916 to February 1918
  • 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery 5 July 1916 to past November 1918

Commanders:

Campaigns:

Egypt, Sinai: Defence of Suez Canal, Western Front: Fromelles, Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood, Villers Bretonneux, Morlancourt, Hamel, Amiens, Peronne, Hindenburg Line

by Ross Mallett (ADFA)

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