57th/60th Battalion (Australia)
The 57th/60th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which served during the Second World War. It was formed in 1930 as part of the Militia by the amalgamation of the 57th Battalion and the 60th Battalion. Following the end of hostilities the battalion was gradually demobilised and was finally disbanded in March 1946. The battalion colours are laid up in the crypt of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia.
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57th/60th Battalion (Australia)
The 57th/60th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which served during the Second World War. It was formed in 1930 as part of the Militia by the amalgamation of the 57th Battalion and the 60th Battalion. Following the end of hostilities the battalion was gradually demobilised and was finally disbanded in March 1946. The battalion colours are laid up in the crypt of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia.
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Men from the 57th/60th Battalion advance up the Faria River in February 1944
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