| 28th Battalion | |
|---|---|
 Men of 28th Battalion during a Lewis gun drill at Renescure. | |
| Active |
1915–1919 1921–1946 |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Branch | Australian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of |
7th Brigade, 2nd Division (1915–1919) 13th Brigade, III Corps 13th Brigade, 5th Division |
| Engagements |
World War I World War II |
| Insignia | |
| Unit Colour Patch |
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The 28th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was raised in 1915 as part of the First Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I and formed part of the 7th Brigade, attached to the 2nd Division. It fought during the Gallipoli campaign and on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919.[1] Reraised in 1921 as the 28th Battalion (Swan Regiment), the battalion saw action during World War II in the New Britain campaign. The battalion was disbanded in March 1946.[2]
Commanding officers[]
- First World War
- Herbert Bayley Collett
- George Arthur Read
- Patrick Currie
- Second World War
- Michael Joseph Anketell
- James Gerald Brennan
- Henry Humfrey Marsden Chilton
- Alfred Joseph Proud
Notes[]
- Citations
- ↑ "28th Battalion". Australian War Memorial. http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11215.asp. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ "28th Battalion (Swan Regiment)". Australian War Memorial. http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11957.asp. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
References[]
- Grey, Jeffrey (2008). A Military History of Australia (3rd ed.). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-69791-0.
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