29th Battalion (Australia)
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The 29th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. First formed in 1915 for service during the First World War as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), it fought in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium before being disbanded in late 1918 to provide reinforcements for other heavily depleted Australian units. In 1921, following the demobilisation of the AIF, the battalion was re-raised as a unit of Australia's part-time military forces, based in Melbourne, Victoria, before being amalgamated with the 22nd Battalion in 1930. It was later re-raised in its own right and, following the outbreak of the Second World War, undertook garrison duties in Australia before being amalgamated with the 46th Battalion to form the 29th/46th Battalion in late 1942, subsequently seeing service against the Japanese in New Guinea and on New Britain.
29th Battalion | |
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Active | 1915–1918 1921–1930 1939–1942 |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Australian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | ~900–1,000 men[Note 1] |
Part of | 8th Brigade, 5th Division 4th Brigade, 3rd Division |
Nickname(s) | East Melbourne Regiment |
Colours | Black alongside gold |
Engagements | First World War Second World War |
Insignia | |
Unit colour patch |