10th infantry battalion australian_army served world war units raised australia war battalion recruited south_australia august 9th 11th formed personnel completed basic training battalion embarked middle_east training undertaken egypt battalion committed april 10th battalion took landing coming ashore initial stages operation covering force members 10th battalion penetrated inland australian troops initial fighting allied advance inland checked battalion helped defend turkish counter attack joining august offensive failed allied effort break casualties heavy campaign november surviving members withdrawn peninsula early battalion reformed egypt period reorganisation 10th provided staff newly formed transferred western march half years took trench warfare france belgium armistice detachment men 10th battalion returned australia september following war battalion raised time unit based south_australia drawing personnel lineage number previously existing militia units unit served briefly inter war years merged size australia time military forces decreased following conclusion compulsory service scheme later raised right mid-1930s australian military reorganised country war preparations later world war 10th time service following japan entry war battalion assigned defend new_south_wales southern coast reassigned defence darwin amalgamated august post war period 10th battalion raised 1950s provided training national servicemen reduced company sized elements regiment reformed battalion remained australian_army order battle amalgamated 27th battalion form 10th 27th battalion history world war 10th battalion raised shortly outbreak world war volunteer force raised overseas service recruited south_australia battalion came august adelaide drawing volunteers mainly local population new_south_wales volunteers included men previously served time forces war coming variety units including 10th known adelaide rifles commanded lieutenant colonel stanley price formation battalion attached 9th 11th 12th battalions units raised war establishment officers ranks spread companies battalion personnel received short period individual basic training culminating presentation regimental colours september march past state september following month collective training company battalion level took place national park october battalion embarked passenger liner bound middle_east south australian infantry unit leave australia war briefly stopping albany convoy delayed concerns presence german warships route 10th battalion departed australian waters november proceeded egypt initially plan battalion continue united_kingdom subsequently western poor conditions training camps united_kingdom resulted decision australians alexandria instead arriving december battalion sent camp near cairo 10th battalion underwent desert training january february time reorganised company structure adopted british designated company consisted men spread late february received orders committed operation dardanelles moving rail alexandria boarded greek steamer march reaching shortage fresh water island meant battalion housed ship seven weeks spent ashore conducting exercises mounting guard duty planning landing gallipoli peninsula began early april proceeded april battalion issued distinctive blue purple unit colour patch april 10th battalion embarked gallipoli companies battalion headquarters allocated battleship hms prince wales companies embarked destroyers approximately april 10th battalion units come ashore cove covering force drawn colonel main landing troops battalion landed near centre cove ascending ridge attempted push inland according australian war memorial believed penetrated inland australian unit casualties weeks campaign heavy battalion losing men killed wounded april advance stalled turkish resistance grew turks launched heavy counter attack time located ridge brigade battalions occupying line abreast 10th battalion occupying position south lone pine overlooking wheat field turkish attack came caught heavy attack turned heavy losses following sides dug campaign ground stalemate battalion undertook mainly defensive duties perimeter cove july remnants battalion consisted personnel withdrawn brief rest period line returning july 10th battalion relieved 11th occupying position spur opposite lone pine early august allies attempted break beach launching offensive 10th battalion played support role offensive providing reinforcement parties machine gun crews support 1st brigade offensive costly failure stalemate returned battlefield winter approached conditions peninsula grew large number personnel evacuated sick wave swept battalion september arrived reinforcements mid november allied commanders debated future campaign received orders pull withdrawn rest november 10th battalion took reserve positions beach embarking transport princess landed spent rest november december main allied force evacuated peninsula australian troops withdrawing december boxing day 10th battalion sailed egypt arriving alexandria new years losses gallipoli heavy casualties reported battalion april september underwent period reorganisation expanded preparation deployment european battlefield process 10th battalion provided experienced personnel newly raised assigned 13th brigade brought strength fresh recruits australia march 10th battalion sailed france rest 1st division deployed battalion significant action western came july involved effort secure village high ground wider battle actions battle second lieutenant original member battalion served gallipoli campaign awarded victoria_cross later 10th battalion fought belgium transferred winter deploying defend trenches german withdrawal line battalion moved belgium committed fighting road september attack private actions resulted awarded battalion second victoria_cross battalion suffered heavily early involvement fighting briefly withdrawn support operations beginning october early hours october force men 10th battalion carried raid german positions known mystery celtic wood men killed raid wounded early following collapse russia germans able transfer troops western march launched spring offensive attacking southern british sector allies pushed australian divisions brought south help blunt attack late march april 10th battalion took series defensive actions including fighting german offensive turned joining preliminary operations ultimately brought end war stage fighting june fighting france corporal earned battalion victoria_cross attack impressed british inspector general described best battalion france august allies launched days offensive battalion participated attack described successful allies western words day german_army battalion remained late september battle took place suffered casualties later month having severely depleted heavy casualties supply reinforcements australia withdrawn line rest organisation result battalion took fighting armistice declared november line men served battalion ranks war including drafts reinforcements miscellaneous transfers units general service reinforcements casualties totalled men killed wounded addition victoria crosses members battalion awarded bar bars thirty sixteen distinguished conduct medals military medal bars bar battalion awarded total battle honours war service following cessation hostilities australian government decided contribute proposed allied occupation force germany begin process soon possible owing large number soldiers deployed overseas process took time decided progressively return men battalion send home formed unit numbers units amalgamated administrative purposes consequence 9th 10th battalions merged february final contingent troops 10th battalion return home september disembarked adelaide transport commanding officers 10th battalion commanding officers world war listed chronological order date commanded battalion follows lieutenant colonel stanley price major major lieutenant colonel lieutenant colonel lieutenant colonel lieutenant colonel major son explorer major lieutenant colonel jacob major captain nephew chief justice south australia sir captain lieutenant colonel major battalion song words battalion song written music yard drill soldier shape camp clad armed fight tommy hold secure fields france german tide right left right column swinging step destination long long miles singing kits heavy chorus cheers help old needing soon prove men leading australians old hail busy street north line far beneath strange skies shine half world crowded strains puts sea long hear maxim smell strong busy firing line crowded trench rifles line runs swell wartime music grand chorus guns magic new lands won mind bright eyed dear australian best grand old jack wind blown colours bright means home love march fight inter war years world war 10th battalion disbanded shortly return australia personnel raise adelaide based 10th infantry regiment time unit later known militia unit drew lineage infantry regiment trace history battalions formed act merging units larger army wide reorganisation created convoluted lineage units according historian resulted confusion military historians officially disbanded time military forces reorganised numerical designations raised right adelaide drawing personnel 2nd battalions 10th 32nd 50th infantry regiments links 10th battalion inherited battle honour boer war time allocated 4th military district battalion received king colour recognition service world war years later territorial titles introduced battalion assumed designation adelaide rifles motto adopted time amid great depression following election government subsequent suspension compulsory training scheme decision battalion decline numbers volunteers merged shared history 10th 50th battalion unit assigned 10th 50th remained linked time response fears possible war europe following decided expand size militia result october 10th 50th battalion split raised separate unit assigned japan entry world war december 10th battalion undertake garrison duties australia 3rd brigade battalions 27th 43rd sent darwin 10th initially deployed new_south_wales south coast defending strategically important industrial area august ordered join moved darwin defend port possible japanese invasion arrived army wide reorganisation resulted 10th amalgamated form 10th 48th battalion august reorganisation result personnel shortages come australian military resulted amalgamation militia units 10th 48th unit meant members deployed outside australian territory disbanded august having served outside australia war battalion similar designation 10th battalion raised volunteer 2nd members militia volunteered join 2nd units 2nd considered separate militia existed time recruited south australians 10th raised mid october formed 18th brigade initially assigned 6th division transferred 7th course war served united_kingdom north_africa new_guinea borneo disbanded december world war australia time military force raised 10th battalion returned order battle designation adelaide rifles 1950s battalion provided training national servicemen widespread organisation saw creation state based multi battalion regiments smaller regional regiments past consolidated result 1st battalion providing companies battalion technically army order battle entrusted battle honours earned 10th battalion world war australian_army ended brief experiment divisional establishment july 10th raised unit right battalion remained order battle reserve unit november amalgamated 27th battalion form 10th 27th battalion battalion adopted 10th battalion unit colour patch carries colours 10th 27th battalions battle honours units south australian battalions 2nd raised service world war recruits areas headquartered adelaide depots south_australia battle honours 10th battalion received following battle honours south_africa inherited world war road wood france flanders landing defence gallipoli egypt world war north_africa cape australian new_guinea borneo inherited
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