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397:. At the conclusion of the battle, the 24th was withdrawn from the line for rest and reorganisation and did not take part in further combat before the war came to an end on 11 November 1918. Its strength dwindled as the demobilisation process began and personnel were repatriated back to Australia, and the 24th Battalion was disbanded in May 1919. During its service during World War I the battalion lost 909 men killed and 2,494 men wounded. A total of 19 battle honours were bestowed upon the 24th Battalion in 1927 for its involvement in the war.
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Peperu River, while the lateral track north to Oso was also cleared. In mid-June, after bypassing Unani along a lateral track that passed behind
Monoitu, the battalion was involved in actions around the Hari and the Ogorata Rivers, pushing towards Kingori and then on to Katsuwa along the Commando Road, crossing the Mobiai. Eventually they reached the Mivo River which was forded by early July. Shortly afterwards, the battalion was relieved by units of the
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contested. The position was so tenuous, that the troops holding it had to be rotated regularly, and as a result the 24th spent the remainder of the campaign rotating with the 23rd
Battalion to hold the position against determined Turkish mining operations. The battalion remained at Gallipoli for three months until the evacuation of
520:. The official war historian, Gavin Long, recognised the fundamental importance of what he called "Wampit Force", largely the 24th Battalion, in the overall prosecution by the Allies of the war in New Guinea, in particular because of its role in protecting the Allied air forces while they gained air superiority in New Guinea.
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September as reinforcements for the forces that had landed there in April. Arriving on the peninsula on 4 September, the 24th served in the Lone Pine sector, taking over responsibility for the front line on the 12 September. The position was very close to the Turkish trenches and was hotly
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Mayberry's Crossing in mid-May as the battalion crossed the Pororei River. The Buin Road was cleared south towards the
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Permanent Military Force also. Of the 32 Militia battalions that saw active service during the war, all but three were given AIF status. Essentially this meant that as more than 65 per cent of their wartime establishment had volunteered for service
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Battalion remained on Bougainville until December 1945 when they were brought back to Australia. Following demobilisation, the battalion was disbanded on 19 January 1946. During its active service it lost 85 men killed and 184 wounded. Members of the
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Victoria. This was followed by another between August and October 1941, after which the battalion was called up to full-time service for the duration of the war. During this period, the decision was made to split the 24th/39th Battalion to reform its component units. Following Japan's
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Battalion undertook a number of periods of continuous training, firstly in September 1939 when a company-sized element exercised at Trawool for a month. In January 1940, the whole battalion was called up for a three-month training period, again at Trawool as the
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Militia. As a result of this, the battalion's strength fell significantly, but it was maintained through recruitment drives. In June 1939, the battalion was merged with the
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298:, designated 'A' through to 'D', with a machine gun section in support, the battalion had an authorised strength of 1,023 men of all ranks. After arriving in Egypt, the 24th completed its training during July and August before being sent to
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battalion's strength was increased through the arrival of men called up through the compulsory training scheme. A further camp was undertaken between December 1940 and April 1941, this time at Nagambie Road, near
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The Second World War and its Australian Army Battle Honours
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Military units and formations of Australia in World War II
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to become the 24th/39th Battalion and was assigned to the
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1413:. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press.
647:Lieutenant Colonel William Walker Russell Watson;
1432:. Newport, New South Wales: Big Sky Publishing.
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663:Lieutenant Colonel Aubrey Roy Liddon Wiltshire;
557:in April 1945. On Bougainville, as part of the
516:before patrolling the Wampit Valley during the
1232:"Gavin Merrick Long, journalist and historian"
660:Lieutenant Colonel Charles Reginald Miles Cox;
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691:Lieutenant Colonel George Frederick Smith;
682:Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Gordon Walker;
584:Members of the Order of the British Empire
561:, the battalion took part in the drive to
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834:Liberation of Australian New Guinea
672:Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Walker.
354:, in May the 24th took part in the
1468:The Lineage of the Australian Army
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1111:Second World War, 1939–1945 units
685:Lieutenant Colonel Allan Spowers;
634:The following officers served as
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224:24th Battalion (Kooyong Regiment)
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955:First World War, 1914–1918 units
369:before supporting the attack at
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238:before later taking part in the
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1490:A Military History of Australia
279:, the 24th formed part of the
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196:1st Australian Imperial Force
1447:Christensen, George (1982).
596:Distinguished Conduct Medals
580:Distinguished Service Orders
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18:2/24th Battalion (Australia)
796:France and Flanders 1916–18
356:Second Battle of Bullecourt
210:and in the trenches of the
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806:South-West Pacific 1943–45
294:Organised into four rifle
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1589:Maitland, Gordon (1999).
1466:Festberg, Alfred (1972).
1362:. Australian War Memorial
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1324:. Australian War Memorial
1113:. Australian War Memorial
957:. Australian War Memorial
529:Finisterre Range campaign
265:Australian Imperial Force
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1428:Cameron, David (2011).
1409:Austin, Victor (1988).
1240:Government of Australia
1236:Australian War Memorial
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620:Mentions in Despatches
616:Efficiency Decorations
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375:Hundred Days Offensive
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518:Salamaua–Lae campaign
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240:Bougainville campaign
148:Bougainville campaign
1570:Long, Gavin (1973).
1529:Kuring, Ian (2004).
872:jungle establishment
604:British Empire Medal
16:For other uses, see
1554:The Final Campaigns
1395:, pp. 317–318.
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1283:, pp. 134–155.
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666:Lieutenant Colonel
630:Commanding officers
551:Atherton Tablelands
537:57th/60th Battalion
377:, attacking around
325:for his actions at
220:Melbourne, Victoria
143:New Guinea campaign
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2217:5th Machine Gun Bn
2212:4th Machine Gun Bn
2207:3rd Machine Gun Bn
2202:2nd Machine Gun Bn
2197:1st Machine Gun Bn
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208:Gallipoli campaign
128:Gallipoli Campaign
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1674:978-1-92213-220-8
1655:978-0-521-76345-5
1621:978-0-646-43590-9
1521:978-1-84603-123-6
1499:978-0-521-69791-0
1477:978-0-85887-024-6
1458:978-0-9593369-0-0
1439:978-0-9808140-9-5
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107:15th Brigade
99:Part of
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2262:Other units
1632:22 December
1549:Long, Gavin
1360:War history
1356:"Mivo Ford"
1322:War history
1259:Long (1973)
1195:Austin 1988
1117:27 December
1025:"No. 31108"
961:27 December
907:Kuring 2004
814:Finisterres
780:Albert 1918
760:Broodseinde
716:World War I
642:World War I
514:Mount Tambu
387:Montbrehain
360:Broodseinde
281:6th Brigade
251:World War I
200:6th Brigade
121:Engagements
103:6th Brigade
2280:Categories
1581:0642993750
1402:References
1366:3 December
1328:2 December
842:Hari River
830:Bobdubi II
810:Lae–Nadzab
792:Beaurevoir
752:Menin Road
748:Ypres 1917
744:Bullecourt
728:Somme 1916
544:Van Heutsz
492:Queensland
415:Camberwell
383:Beaurevoir
335:Suez Canal
327:Beaurevoir
236:New Guinea
1305:Long 1963
1171:Grey 2008
1063:Grey 2008
1012:Grey 2008
892:Citations
858:Footnotes
846:Mivo Ford
826:Bobdubi I
618:, and 33
385:and then
300:Gallipoli
296:companies
289:Melbourne
188:battalion
58:Australia
50:1921–1946
48:1915–1919
2159:15th Bde
2132:14th Bde
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2038:12th Bde
1971:11th Bde
1944:10th Bde
1701:29847766
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736:Pozières
590:and one
586:, eight
527:for the
501:Duntroon
431:Belgrave
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419:Box Hill
343:Pozières
309:Salonika
261:Victoria
185:infantry
156:Insignia
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1783:3rd Bde
1756:2nd Bde
1729:1st Bde
1563:1297619
1245:5 March
484:Seymour
442:Scullin
246:History
190:of the
183:was an
113:Colours
55:Country
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1776:8th Bn
1771:7th Bn
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533:Madang
379:Amiens
305:Allied
63:Branch
45:Active
853:Notes
772:Hamel
610:, 10
598:, 16
371:Hamel
1697:OCLC
1669:ISBN
1650:ISBN
1634:2015
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1559:OCLC
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1368:2016
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