List of Australian divisions in World War I explained
The following is a list of Australian divisions in World War I, including all infantry and mounted divisions of the Australian Army during that conflict. During the war, Australia raised an all volunteer force for overseas service, known as the Australian Imperial Force, which subsequently served in several theatres, including the Gallipoli Campaign, the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Between the start of the war in August 1914 and its end in November 1918, Australia raised a total of seven infantry divisions, one of which - the New Zealand and Australian Division - was also manned by New Zealanders. Of these, six took part in combat, while one - the 6th - was broken up in the United Kingdom and disbanded in September 1917 before being deployed due to manpower shortages. In addition, there were two mounted divisions raised: the ANZAC Mounted Division and the Australian Mounted Division.
Divisions
| Designation | Date raised | Date disbanded | Campaigns | Notes |
|---|
| 1914 | 1919 | Gallipoli and the Western Front | |
| 1915 | 1919 | Gallipoli and the Western Front | |
| 1916 | 1919 | Western Front | |
| 1916 | 1919 | Western Front | |
| 1916 | 1919 | Western Front | |
| 1917 | 1917 | Broken up before being deployed | [1] |
| 1915 | 1915 | Gallipoli | [2] |
| 1916 | 1919 | Sinai and Palestine Campaign | [3] |
| 1917 | 1919 | Sinai and Palestine Campaign | | |
See also
References
- Citations
Bibliography
- Book: Falls . Cyril . MacMunn . George . 1930 . Military Operations Egypt & Palestine From the Outbreak of War With Germany to June 1917 . Official History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence . 1 . HM Stationery Office . London . 610273484 .
- Book: Grey, Jeffrey . Jeffrey Grey . A Military History of Australia. 3rd. 2008. Cambridge University Press. Melbourne, Victoria. 978-0-521-69791-0 .
- Book: Palazzo, Albert. 2002. Defenders of Australia: The 3rd Australian Division 1916–1991. Australian Military Historical Publications. Loftus, New South Wales. 1-876439-03-3.
- Stevenson . Robert . The Forgotten First: The 1st Australian Division in the Great War and its Legacy . Australian Army Journal . IV . 1 . 2007 . 185–199 . 30798241 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203101744/http://www.army.gov.au/Our-future/LWSC/Our-publications/Australian-Army-Journal/Past-issues/~/media/Files/Our%20future/LWSC%20Publications/AAJ/2007Autumn/15-TheForgottenFirstThe1st.pdf . 2013-12-03 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Sixth Division, AIF (England, February – September 1917) . Mallett, Ross . 1st AIF Order of Battle . 24 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927043312/http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/index.html . 27 September 2015 .
- Web site: 5 November 2013. Australian War Memorial. New Zealand & Australian Division.
- Web site: ANZAC Mounted Division . Australian War Memorial . 9 February 2014.
