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join up en masse as already formed units and the 7th
Battalion was one of these units. However, as they were required to remain in Australia to provide home defence in the case of war spreading to the Pacific this did not occur. In October 1939, the Militia was mobilised in stages to undertake a short period of 30 days continuous training and this was undertaken again in 1940, but for a period of 90 days instead. The compulsory training scheme was also reintroduced and the 7th Battalion's ranks were filled out with national servicemen.
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808:. Almost immediately they began aggressive patrols in order to dominate the Japanese in their area of operations and were tasked with the capture of several key positions including Wearne's Hill, Base Point 3, Tokua and Sisivie and to establish a forward position in the Wakunai Valley. Over the course of the next three months until the end of the war, the battalion captured 25 positions and killed around 200 Japanese soldiers.
691:. At this time, the battalion drew its personnel from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment. Through its link with these units, the battalion inherited the battle honour of "South Africa 1899–102". In 1927, when territorial titles were introduced into the Militia, the battalion adopted the title of the "Mount Alexander Regiment". It was also granted the motto
777:. The 23rd Brigade was given the task of relieving the garrisons in the outer islands and the 7th Battalion was primarily responsible for Mono island, although one company was detached to Munda, arriving there in October 1944. Tasked with defending the airfield from a Japanese attack that was at best remote, some members of the battalion sought to enliven their existence by acting as crews on US Navy
442:, coming ashore as part of the second wave. Over the course of the first week the battalion was involved in establishing the beachhead and suffered heavily, losing five officers and 179 men killed or died of wounds. This was higher than any other subsequent battle that the battalion fought during the war. On 29 April, the 2nd Brigade was relieved by the
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began, members of the battalion were slowly repatriated to
Australia, while others were transferred to other units for further service elsewhere. By March 1946 the last of the battalion's personnel had been returned to Australia and on 10 May 1946, the 7th Battalion was formally disbanded. During its
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that had developed. In
February, the German withdrawal was discovered and the Allies, finding an open battlefield for the first time since 1914 and believing that the German Army was suffering from limited manpower, began an advance to follow them up. On the night of 26/27 February, the 7th Battalion
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Despite the battalion's success in holding the trenches at Lone Pine, the August
Offensive failed to break the deadlock as setbacks elsewhere resulted in continued stalemate and for the rest of the campaign the fighting was relatively static. Finally, in December the decision was made to evacuate the
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Following the outbreak of the Second World War in
September 1939, the Australian government once again decided to raise an all volunteer force for service overseas as the legal restrictions on employing the Militia outside of Australia still applied. Regardless a number of Militia units attempted to
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came into effect in
November. Shortly afterwards the demobilisation process began and as the battalion's numbers fell as men were repatriated back to Australia, it was amalgamated with 6th Battalion. This battalion was amalgamated with another, formed from the 5th and 8th Battalions, to form the 2nd
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Following the completion of the demobilisation process, the
Citizens Military Force was reformed in 1948, albeit on a reduced scale. At this time, the 7th Battalion was not re-raised in its own right, although an amalgamated unit known as the 8th/7th Battalion (North Western Victorian Regiment) was
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and traditions of the AIF battalions that had served during World War I by reorganising the
Citizens Force along AIF lines, with previously existing part-time units adopting the numerical designations of the AIF units that had been drawn from their traditional recruitment territories. In May 1921,
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on 8 May 1915. The attack was a very costly failure, with the battalion losing a further six officers and 87 men killed. Nevertheless, they were involved in what is believed to be the first brigade-level attack conducted by an
Australian force against an entrenched enemy and the attack earned the
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to form the 7th/38th
Battalion. The two battalions remained linked until 9 November 1936 when, following concerns about growing tensions in Europe, it was decided to delink them in order to double the size of the Militia as the prospect of another war became apparent. In 1937, the battalion's
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launched what was meant to be a trench raid, but turned into an open advance, seeing them extend their lines by 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi). The Allied advance, however, was brief as the Germans had established themselves in strength, and was halted before the Australians reached
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After the attack the battalion was given a weeks rest at Cape Helles, where it received a number of reinforcements before being sent back to the lodgement at Anzac Cove, where a stalemate situation had developed. In an effort to break this deadlock, the Allies launched an
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Throughout 1940 and 1941 the battalion undertook a number of training camps in Victoria. In December 1941, with Japan's entry into the war following the attacks on Malaya and Pearl Harbor, the battalion was mobilised for war service and tasked with defending the
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greatly reduced the manpower available to many Militia units at this time and as a result a number of units were disbanded or amalgamated at this time. The 7th Battalion was also affected and on 1 July 1929 it was amalgamated with the
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Labor government. In its place a voluntary system was established and the Citizens Force renamed the "Militia". The end of compulsory training, coupled with low levels of defence spending and economic hardships brought about by the
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and established listening posts to gather intelligence. On 30 September, the 7th Battalion, along with its sister battalion, the 8th Battalion, mounted a raid on the German line at Hollebeke with a force roughly equivalent to two
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and Alfred 'Buntie' Lawrence played a significant part through their invention of a self-firing rifle, which assisted in making the Turks believe that there were still men manning the trenches even as they were being evacuated.
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In October, the battalion returned to the Somme where they spent the winter months manning trenches and training. In early 1917, precipitated by the loss of the high ground around Pozières, the Germans withdrew back to the
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service throughout the war the battalion lost 25 men killed or died on active service, with a further 50 men wounded. Members of the battalion received the following decorations: one DSO, one MC, one MM and 16 MIDs.
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which was being raised as part of the doubling of the Australian forces. In March 1916, they sailed to France where for the next two and half years they would take part in the fighting in the trenches along the
499:(DCM). According to Ron Austin, during this fighting, the 7th Battalion lost 87 men killed; Arthur Dean and Eric Gutteridge give the total casualties as twelve out of fourteen officers and 680 Other Ranks.
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After Gallipoli the 7th Battalion was withdrawn to Egypt, where the AIF underwent a period of reorganisation and expansion prior to being transferred to Europe. The 7th Battalion was split to provide a
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750:(2nd AIF) battalions, however, after these units were captured or destroyed on Rabaul, Ambon and Timor, it had been rebuilt using Militia battalions and placed under the command of Brigadier
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360:. Recruitment for the first intake began on 10 August 1914, and the 7th Battalion was among the first units raised, forming less than a fortnight after the declaration of war.
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another 98 were killed. Following these battles, the 7th Battalion was withdrawn from the front line once more in December. In March 1918, however, following the start of the
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and in early May the battalion was able to reorganise itself after its baptism of fire. The respite did not last long, however, for only ten days after the landing at
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which precluded sending the Militia outside of Australian territory to fight. While this force would draw from the military forces that already existed—the part-time
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Woods on 23 August. They continued operations until late September 1918 when they were withdrawn with a strength of just 410 men and it was out of the line when the
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Following the outbreak of the First World War, the Australian government decided to raise an all volunteer force for overseas service due to the provisions of the
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During the First World War the standard size of an Australian infantry battalion was 1,023 men. Later, during the Second World War it was between 800 and 900 men.
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In April 1945, after months of lobbying by Potts—who was keen to get back into action himself after having been relieved of his previous command during the
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Of these, all but two – South-West Pacific 1942–45 and Liberation of Australian New Guinea – were inherited from the 2/7th Battalion in 1961.
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formed in order to perpetuate the two rural Victorian battalions. Today the honours and traditions of the 7th Battalion are maintained by the
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on 2 December 1914 after which they undertook further training before being called to undertake defensive duties along the
395:, however, this was later reduced to the new British standard four companies of double the size, designated 'A' to 'D'.
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Following the end of hostilities the battalion moved to the island of Fauro to guard Japanese prisoners of war. As the
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for a period of intensive pre-deployment training in November. In 1944 the 23rd Brigade had been attached to the
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when the Citizens Military Force was reformed. Today, it exists as the
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2128:. Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military History Publications.
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Our Dear Old Battalion: The Story of the 7th Battalion AIF, 1914–1919
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1802:"Broken Lineage: The Australian Army's Heritage of Discontinuity"
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area. In 1942, however, it received orders to move north to
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666:In 1921, the decision was made to perpetuate the
2241:. Niddrie, Victoria: 7th Battalion Association.
2192:. Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press.
2111:. Melbourne, Victoria: Grayflower Publications.
602:, before subsequently taking part in the Allied
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904:Lieutenant Colonel Peter Glynn Clifton Webster;
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892:Lieutenant Colonel Howard Leslie Ewin Dunkley;
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304:in 1944–1945. On Bougainville, as part of the
1993:. McCrae, Victoria: Slouch Hat Publications.
1775:"7th Battalion (North West Murray Borderers)"
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898:Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Moore Norris;
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185:7th Battalion (1939–45) Association
2839:Australian World War II battalions
2149:Australian Dictionary of Biography
2065:The Lineage of the Australian Army
869:Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Jackson;
266:. The battalion served during the
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2854:1914 establishments in Australia
2239:The Seventh Battalion, 1936–1946
1898:"23 Australian Infantry Brigade"
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250:. Raised in 1914 as part of the
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2087:A Military History of Australia
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644:Distinguished Conduct Medals
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1277:. Australian War Memorial.
1030:France and Flanders 1916–18
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497:Distinguished Conduct Medal
18:2/7th Battalion (Australia)
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2143:Lincoln, Merrilyn (1988).
2109:South West Pacific 1941–45
1485:Dean & Gutteridge 2009
1473:Dean & Gutteridge 2009
1079:South-West Pacific 1942–45
700:compulsory training scheme
652:Meritorious Service Medals
650:(MMs) with five Bars, six
459:Victorians many plaudits.
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252:Australian Imperial Force
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481:Alexander Stewart Burton
1527:. Department of Defence
831:Australian Army Reserve
596:German spring offensive
427:in British Army units.
2738:Machine Gun Battalions
2237:Pedder, Allan (1989).
1900:. Orders of Battle.com
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925:South Africa 1899–1902
835:Pentropic organisation
813:demobilisation process
781:carrying out raids on
754:, and assigned to the
698:In 1929, however, the
656:Mentions in Despatches
604:Hundred Days Offensive
1075:Withdrawal to Sphakia
864:Harold Edward Elliott
600:peaceful penetrations
584:Third Battle of Ypres
493:Frederick Harold Tubb
444:12th (Deal) Battalion
440:Landing at Anzac Cove
434:and from there on to
385:James Whiteside McCay
302:Bougainville campaign
202:Harold Edward Elliott
173:Bougainville campaign
2124:Kuring, Ian (2004).
1989:Austin, Ron (2004).
1809:A Century of Service
1525:"History of 8/7 RVR"
1348:on 27 September 2015
1043:North Africa 1940–41
417:First Suez Offensive
16:For other uses, see
2172:The Final Campaigns
954:Sari Bair–Lone Pine
872:Lieutenant Colonel
862:Lieutenant Colonel
845:Commanding officers
763:Atherton Tablelands
623:Brigade Battalion.
489:William John Symons
469:Battle of Lone Pine
465:offensive in August
2774:Pioneer Battalions
2765:5th Machine Gun Bn
2760:4th Machine Gun Bn
2755:3rd Machine Gun Bn
2750:2nd Machine Gun Bn
2745:1st Machine Gun Bn
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851:commanding officer
536:Battle of Pozières
339:Defence Act (1903)
268:Gallipoli campaign
158:Gallipoli campaign
127:(Second World War)
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2199:978-0-19-551506-0
2158:978-0-522-84236-4
2096:978-0-521-69791-0
2074:978-0-85887-024-6
1051:Capture of Tobruk
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1071:42nd Street
1055:Greece 1941
1047:Bardia 1941
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787:New Ireland
783:New Britain
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634:(DSOs), 20
630:(CMG), two
592:Broodseinde
483:, Corporal
473:1st Brigade
452:Cape Helles
425:commissions
381:2nd Brigade
355:light horse
260:2nd Brigade
151:Engagements
136:Cede Nullis
116:2nd Brigade
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1982:References
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1861:Keogh 1965
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1034:Suez Canal
1010:Hazebrouck
986:Menin Road
982:Ypres 1917
978:Bullecourt
966:Somme 1916
767:Queensland
689:Red Cliffs
616:Herleville
588:Menin Road
577:Bullecourt
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432:Alexandria
413:Suez Canal
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732:Dandenong
685:Wentworth
620:armistice
399:Gallipoli
389:companies
333:Formation
244:battalion
206:Carl Jess
78:Australia
61:1936–1946
59:1921–1929
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246:of the
239:was an
196:Notable
181:Website
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