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Poster - Australian Imperial Force Division 1918

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Poster detailing the ORBAT of 5th Division , Australian Imperial Force in France/Belgium in 1918

Historical information

The Australian Government established the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in August 1914 and immediately began recruiting men to serve the British Empire in the war. The men of the AIF served in the Middle East and on the Western Front during the war.

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cwa-org-32-55-982
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ORBAT stands for Order of Battle. It refers to the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations within an armed force participating in a military operation or campaign1. Essentially, it provides a detailed overview of how military units are organized and deployed during combat operations

Contextual Information

Today, no Australian veterans of World War I remain - just as Charles Bean foretold:

The Old Force passed down the road to History. The dust of its march settled. The sound of its arms died. Upon a hundred battlefields the broken trees stretched their lean arms over sixty thousand of its graves.

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