australian_army battalion infantry units raised world war battalion recruited western_australia following brief training period perth battalion sailed egypt undertook months intensive training april took invasion landing cove august battalion action following withdrawal gallipoli battalion returned egypt split help form march battalion deployed western france belgium took trench warfare end war november battalion disbanded activated merged times reserve unit initially fought brief campaign japanese world war units maintained traditions original include 11th 44th battalion city city perth company current 11th 28th battalion world war formation formed august weeks declaration war august infantry units raised world war volunteer 9th 10th 12th battalions formed colonel assigned battalion raised western_australia command lieutenant colonel 11th concentrated hill western_australia drawing personnel state majority coming perth recruits came elements society majority labourers agricultural workers miners seventy percent original australian born remaining recruits mainly english born smaller numbers coming parts british isles september reached authorised strength officers ranks formation battalion consisted rifle companies designated headquarters company signals transport medical machine gun sections majority battalion non commissioned officers long serving soldiers regular personnel previously fought south_africa boer war previously served british_army rudimentary training undertaken end october sailed originally bound united_kingdom complete training orders changed concerns training camps united_kingdom start december battalion arrived camp cairo egypt battalion companies reorganised existed british_army establishment training undertaken battalion remained egypt early march sailed suffolk alexandria island sea preparation landing gallipoli landing april battalion disembarked suffolk boarded bound gallipoli dardanelles morning april companies battalion landed cove mile south left flank wave heavy machine gun rifle fire battalion stormed cliffs driving turks battalion landing mixed units small sections battalion engaged australian major battalion senior officers tried sort scattered men battalions 9th right 10th middle 11th left second half battalion landed north wave directly heavy machine gun fire turks fully prepared alerted wave days battalion dug second ridges heavy fire turks casualties heavy defensive line established 30th battalion withdrawn moved reserve beach day section stage battalion strong officers ranks battalion landed raid party men battalion led captain detail engineers launched unsuccessful attack turkish fort observe artillery fire australian positions cove turks opened heavy fire party forced withdraw australians lost killed including officer wounded raid war point battalion estimated suffered killed wounded missing battalion received reinforcements bringing total strength officers ranks early morning turkish forces launched attack left flank australian lines developed major battle australian attack repulsed heavy losses suffered killed wounded mainly turkish officer soldiers surrendered truce declared burial party 12th battalion sent fired turks result burial parties discontinued similar truce declared line drawn halfway lines sent parties bury dead collect equipment lone pine july weeks reserve battalion relieved right australian line july party men led ordered capture section turkish trenches battalion position engineers detonated mines prepared near turkish communications trenches party captured turkish trench following bayonet charge loss officer ranks killed seventy members battalion wounded attack including mentioned dispatches turkish casualties estimated battalion killed august battalion held fierce turkish counterattack trench known trench heavy casualties sustained sides battalion suffered killed wounded missing end month strength despite having received reinforcements fallen men approximately half authorised strength following month command battalion passed took brigade commander health men deteriorated battalion strength fell arrival winter october brought heavy rain conditions withdrawal november battalion supported 5th light horse chatham post withdrawn withdrawal planned 14th bad weather delayed night november sailed following seven months trenches battalion war diary records particularly bad weather period noting unsuitable place send troops rest rest period battalion reported case following brigade december battalion casualty campaign soldier named died battalion lost total men killed campaign western early battalion sailed alexandria empress britain alexandria travelled train time battalion received reinforcements australia undertaking defensive duties guarding suez_canal february organised expanded saw veteran battalions split provide new battalions process 15th battalion provided personnel transferring numbered sections new battalion time battalion received organic direct fire support march infantry divisions transferred europe battalion sailed alexandria aboard arrived france april moved train 19th moved commemorated day april mid period training prepare european battlefield moved line sector strength officers ranks draft reinforcements totalling men ranks arrived battalion experience combat western late evening german artillery bombarded allied line infantry launched raid trenches fighting followed lost men captured killed wounded june placed support brought strength time battalion organic fire support increased addition extra following month moved committed fighting arriving albert july amidst gas attack battalion spent couple days preparing attack working improve trenches stores subjected heavy artillery bombardment attack midnight july costly success amidst heavy casualties took forward german trenches amidst confusion fighting advanced limit exploitation entering moving embroiled close quarters fighting capturing artillery pieces battalion officers non commissioned officers eventually managed regain control advance battalion brought defensive line objective dawn patrols battalion entered village cleared beneath battered remains village buildings capturing prisoners night july australians attacked establishing new defensive line 11th forced withdraw suffering heavily friendly enemy morning july casualties sustained german artillery german infantry launched counterattack battalion right australians managed hold ground remained line day 19th battalion arrived relief having lost officers ranks killed wounded missing battalion suffered 3rd brigade battalions moved rebuilt organising mid august 11th battalion moved placed brigade reserve dawn august men 11th took attack casualties amounted killed wounded battalion moved belgium 11th battalion spent remainder sector flanders moved end year worst winter years descended early germans fell line effort lines prepared positions allies pursued withdrawing germans late february 11th battalion captured conducting operations advancing fought minor engagement relieved having lost killed wounded fighting men killed wounded artillery sickness took heavy toll time bad weather march lieutenant colonel took commanding officer following month allied line pushed forward 11th battalion played supporting role attack occupying village april battle lieutenant company command important picket post right battalion positions outside orders hold position costs germans attacked position overwhelming numbers surrounded post having ammunition remainder post charged fixed surrounding german positions pope body later found men having killed germans pope posthumously awarded victoria_cross australia highest award gallantry face enemy early moved occupied recently captured portion german line couple days later second battle position attacked german shock troops response attack supporting artillery called attack repulsed germans laid heavy bombardment retaliation attack ordered order rescinded senior officer forward trench major expressed concerns state soldiers assault wave germans attack turned 11th launched limited counterattack regained ground lost battalion having lost men killed captured wounded strength men relieved moved received draft reinforcements couple months battalion rebuilt reaching strength officers ranks late august following month committed attack came wood september lost killed wounded moving early october saw transferred conducted raid german positions october concert following day 11th battalion moved position ridge later moving end month suffered heavy casualties german artillery november december battalion remained line resting returning late december remaining new years battalion strength time officers ranks german spring offensive final days early capitulation russia germans having moved bulk forces western launched spring offensive striking british forces initial onslaught pushed allied forces australian divisions merged thrown line effort stem tide early march moved sector subjected gas attacks sent south start april joining rest 1st division defence middle month couple months battalion rotated line defensive role german offensive june allies sought regain initiative undertook series peaceful penetration raids june resulted capture large german equipment prisoners loss men killed wounded lesser attack launched german trenches opposite battalion june time small group soldiers attached gain experience following month battalion captured supporting 10th battalion successful attack august allies launched offensive known days offensive opening phase offensive moving establishing defensive position august battalion committed strong attack successful attack lasted days resulted heavy casualties including killed wounded night august 11th withdrawn support line later moved supporting 9th 12th august days later losses experienced final attack came september launched company attack near despite severely company average strength men advanced yards took prisoners large quantities german equipment loss men killed casualties came october german aircraft attacked battalion headquarters killing number officers including acting commanding officer heavy casualties australians suffered final year war decrease volunteers arriving australia meant battalion desperately october withdrawn line rest reorganisation insistence australian prime minister time battalion reorganised company structure early november battalion prepared return return fighting armistice came effect bringing war end end war total men served killed wounded members battalion received following decorations service war seven bar bar bars seven foreign awards following armistice moved belgium process began battalion personnel slowly repatriated australia waited undertook training prepare civilian life february amalgamated 12th form 11th 12th battalion amalgamation occurred march 11th 12th merged 9th 10th battalion forming short time later battalion disbanded final commanding officer major jack original member battalion appointed company sergeant major battalion formative period camp inter war years world war following conclusion government undertook review australia military requirements time military force reorganised numerical designations units result reformed perth drawing personnel lineage 11th infantry regiment 51st infantry regiment formation battalion inherited battle honour south_africa bore 1st territorial designations introduced battalion adopted title perth regiment awarded battle honours world war receiving total motto time establishment units manned voluntary compulsory service following election government compulsory service scheme abolished replaced volunteer militia result economic pressures great depression number volunteers fell consequently number infantry battalions disbanded amalgamated amalgamated joined 11th 16th battalion units remained linked october formed right expansion militia concerns war europe world war like militia units 11th battalion performed garrison duties war stayed western_australia assigned 13th brigade later moving later year battalion battalion percent personnel volunteered serve outside australian territory battalion rest 13th brigade later transferred saw service japanese large size japanese forces australian campaign focused mainly landing bay battalion based plantation conducted patrolling operations restrict japanese little contact actual combat limited battalion casualties amounted dead wounded following end war disbanded april post world war australia time military force raised guise time 11th 44th battalion city formed following reorganisation army saw adoption divisional establishment 11th 44th reduced company sized element city perth company maintained traditions following year awarded battle honours earned 11th 11th battalions world war separate reformed formed designation years later battalion reduced independent company amalgamated 28th form current 11th 28th battalion alliances held following alliance united_kingdom royal sussex regiment approved battle honours received following battle honours boer war south africa inherited world war road wood france flanders landing gallipoli egypt world war north africa greece south west pacific liberation australian new_guinea mission
11th Battalion (Australia)