28th infantry battalion australian_army raised early service world war formed 7th brigade attached fought final stages gallipoli campaign late western end war 28th disbanded raised time unit based western_australia second world war 28th undertook defensive duties australia majority conflict seeing action japanese campaign battalion disbanded march formed amalgamated unit raised battalion following national service remained australian_army order battle later raised remote area infantry battalion 28th reduced independent rifle company amalgamated 11th 28th battalion history world war 28th battalion came existence april raised camp western_australia formed volunteer formation raised overseas service world war 28th battalion batch volunteers came personnel originally allocated 24th raised victoria intended 24th raised states australia recruits travelling victoria form unit higher expected number volunteers time meant 24th raised victorian battalion western australians intended form sub unit 24th 28th subsequently raised mainly western australian recruits subsequently allocated 7th brigade 28th support units consisted 25th 26th 27th battalions drawn states queensland tasmania south australia completed training separately joining egypt authorised strength men battalion commanding officer lieutenant colonel completing rudimentary training 28th embarked transport june sailed egypt red_sea 28th arrived egypt july concentrated rest 7th brigade near cairo assigned newly formed months training followed division action process hold september elements division dispatched gallipoli provide reinforcements australian new_zealand forces fighting cove april campaign decision evacuate confirmed dispatched early september arrival brigade temporarily attached new_zealand reinforcements occupying positions north east cove ridge remained peninsula months manning trenches improving defences defending evacuation mid december withdrawn casualties 28th brief involvement campaign described light battalion strength departing peninsula officers ranks spending christmas 28th returned egypt early january training followed 7th brigade deployed defence suez_canal time reorganised expanded preparation future operations new infantry divisions formed experienced troops 1st division deployed gallipoli start campaign division raised australia scratch largely left untouched complete formation interrupted deployment gallipoli 7th brigade subsequently returned command 2nd division 28th battalion rest 7th brigade remain formation rest war mid march 28th transferred france body australian troops deploy european battlefield early april 28th battalion entered line holding right hand sector 7th brigade line half years fight trenches western belgium france numerous battles 28th major action came late july early august took attacks attack 28th suffered heavily committed night time attack heights got held heavy wire preparatory bombardment failed destroy battalion losses heaviest 7th brigade amounting officers ranks follow attack undertaken august proved successful eventually securing objective following day australians subjected heavy withdrawn august 28th moved sector returning later taking fighting early germans began surprise withdrawal enabled hold line fewer troops gaining pool reserves allies discovered brief advance followed came strongly prepared defences series attacks followed 28th battalion utilised mainly supporting roles remainder year actions fought road time battalion belgium early transferred response late march april defended line allies fought defend vital providing support 6th brigade attack sur brief followed june july allies attempted regain initiative 28th involved minor action august allies launched days offensive initially engaged day offensive lieutenant performed deeds led 28th battalion victoria_cross recipient series advances followed allies exploited initial success sought break late august australian 2nd division advanced august 7th brigade attacked 28th assigned task capturing railway bridge following day forced way river subsequent battle joined 7th brigade advance continued fighting early october withdrawn line attack village fighting heavily depleted australian units unable good losses october entire withdrawn rest reorganisation battalion remained line war ended november began process slow personnel repatriated australia drafts consequently battalion disbanded march war casualties 28th totalled killed wounded battalion received battle honours war service bestowed inter war years completed early time australia time military force reorganised reflect divisional structure numerical designations result raised western_australia 13th brigade 5th military district formation new battalion drew personnel parts 11th 16th 28th infantry regiments territorial designations approved infantry battalions 28th adopted title swan valley regiment changed swan regiment battalion motto latin word approved headquartered perth detachments western_australia outset units maintained mixture voluntary compulsory service late scheme suspended government replaced volunteer militia scheme numbers fell sharply training opportunities volunteer limited 1930s activities period limited training consisting day annual camp augmented monthly half day amounting days training training hampered measures necessitated economic hardships great depression meant equipment provided time largely obsolete mainly world war vintage provided insufficient numbers second world war early second world war 28th battalion undertook brief periods continuous service providing training recruits enlisted following establishment conscription january improve nation overall readiness provisions defence act militia sent outside australian territory fight battalion personnel volunteered serve 2nd japan entry war 13th brigade units time service pressed home defence undertaking garrison duties defend western_australia possible invasion threat passed moved 28th battalion established mile creek late war 13th brigade reassigned 5th november committed campaign landing bay following month later established end war august 28th took campaign larger japanese force island australians attempted 28th kept program patrolling jungle little contact japanese war battalion remained island processing japanese prisoners war repatriated australia january disbanded months later process war 28th lost men killed active service wounded received battle honour service entrusted battle honours awarded 2nd 28th battalion australia wartime military forces time force established guise formed amalgamated 16th 28th battalion raised battalion existed august following national service raised right based sub units albany heart oak approved battalion regimental march replaced following year colonel following introduction organisation suspension national service battalion newly formed providing company sized elements regiment australian_army ceased organisation july time split smaller battalions early renumbered companies originally come 28th battalion allocated october national service reintroduced formed battalion known fulfilling role remote area battalion catering training needs men eligible wished exercise option serve instead parade regularly lived civilian occupation held national service scheme ended december joined time national service took discharge numbers fell significantly 28th battalion reduced independent rifle company continued october companies amalgamated form current 11th 28th battalion alliances 28th battalion held following alliances united_kingdom gloucestershire regiment battle honours 28th battalion received following battle honours including inherited 28th battalion world war road france flanders gallipoli egypt second world war north_africa defence line defence borneo commanding officers world war read second world war
28th Battalion (Australia)