55th Battalion (Australia)
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title:
55th Battalion (Australia)
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The 55th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1916 for service during World War I in the AIF the battalion served on the Western Front until the end of the war, before being briefly amalgamated with the 53rd Battalion and then being disbanded in 1919. In 1921, the 55th Battalion (militia) was re-raised and in 1927 adopted the title of the "New South Wales Irish Rifles". This designation was later changed to the "New South Wales Rifle Regiment" in 1930, before the
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Australian Army infantry battalion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55th_Battalion_(Australia)
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2021-11-27T05:23:58Z
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