Cranbrook Presentation Plaque to 1826 Sergeant JC Gillam, MM

The 44th Battalion was an infantry unit of the Australian Army formed in 1916 for overseas service during World War I. The battalion fought on the Western Front in France and Belgium between late 1916 and 1918, before disbanding at the conclusion of hostilities. During the inter-war years, the 44th became part of the part-time Citizens Force, based in Western Australia. During World War II, it undertook garrison duties in Australia but was not deployed overseas. After World War II the 44th was amalgamated with the 11th Battalion, before being subsumed into the Royal Western Australia Regiment in 1960.