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The Author, Bayswater W.A., 2000. Hardcover. Original cloth. FINE!. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORYThe 51st Battalion was raised in Egypt in the first week of March 1916, as part of the âdoublingâ of the AIF. Approximately half of its recruits were Gallipoli veterans from the 11th Battalion, and the other half, fresh reinforcements from Australia. Reflecting the composition of the 11th, the 51st was predominantly composed of men from Western Australia. The battalion became part of the 13th Brigade of the newly-formed 4th Australian Division.Arriving in France on 12 June 1916, the 51st moved into the trenches of the Western Front within a fortnight. It fought in its first major battle at Mouquet Farm in August and September, and suffered casualties equivalent to a third of its strength in both of the attacks (14 August and 3 September) it launched. After Mouquet Farm, the battalion saw out the rest of the year, alternating between front-line duty, and training and labouring behind the line.…
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FIX BAYONETS. The History of the 51st Battalion A.I.F Tapa dura - 2000
de Browning, Neville
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- Título FIX BAYONETS. The History of the 51st Battalion A.I.F
- Autor Browning, Neville
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition
- Editorial Neville Browning, Roleystone, W.A., Australia
- Fecha de publicación 2000
- ISBN 9780646499062
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