57th Battalion (Australia)
- 57th Battalion (Australia)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Australian 57th Battalion
caption=
dates= 1916 — 1919
country= Australia
allegiance=
branch= Australian Army
type= Infantry
role= Line Infantry
size=
command_structure= Australian 15th Brigade
current_commander=
garrison=
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto=
colors=Black beside Red
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Unit Colour Patch
march=
mascot=
battles= World War I
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
decorations=
battle_honours=The Australian 57th Battalion was raised as a unit of the First Australian Imperial Force in Egypt on 18 February 1915 through the joining of half of the members of the 5th Battalion with fresh recruits raised in Australia from North East Victoria.[cite book |last=Corfield |first=Robin S. |title=Hold hard, cobbers |year=1991 |publisher=57/60th Battalion (AIF) Association |isbn=0-646-04099-5] ]Together with the 58th, 59th and 60th battalions, the 57th became part of the 15th Brigade of the 5th Australian Division. [cite web | title =57th Battalion | work =Australian Military Units | publisher =Australian War Memorial | url =http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11244.asp | accessdate = 2007-01-08 ]
Battle honours
* Somme 1916
* Somme 1918
* Bullecourt
* Ypres 1917
* Menin Road
* Polygon Wood
* Poelcappelle
* Passchendaele
* Ancre 1918
* Villers-Bretonneux
* Amiens
* Albert 1918
* Mont St Quentin
* Hindenburg Line
* St Quentin Canal
* France and Flanders 1916-1918
* Egypt 1915-1917
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