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| − | [https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675819/#DigitisedCollection ANZAC Connections] links to letters from | + | [https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675819/#DigitisedCollection ANZAC Connections] links to letters from [https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/7333338 Ernest William Baker] written between 1914 and 1918. Catalogue description and his service record show that he served in: |
* D Company, [[1st Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force]], Private, service number 1038. | * D Company, [[1st Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force]], Private, service number 1038. | ||
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* [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675768/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | * [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675768/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | ||
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| + | === Chaplain 4th Class Keith Stewart Cresswell Single === | ||
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| + | * [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675750/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | ||
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| + | * [[20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
| + | * [[5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
| + | * [[14th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
| + | * [[14th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
| + | * [[2nd Training Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
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| + | === Albert (or Alfred) Biggs === | ||
| + | Albert's injuries and recovery are discussed in Dr Emily Brayshaw's [http://theconversation.com/stitching-lives-back-together-mens-rehabilitation-embroidery-in-wwi-76326 Stitching lives back together: men’s rehabilitation embroidery in WWI]. | ||
== Related media == | == Related media == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:06, 29 April 2017
| 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) | |
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| Years active: | – |
| Country: | Australia |
| Service: | Australian Army |
| Branch: | Australian Imperial Force |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
| Full size: | 1,000 |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | |
| Sources for created: | |
| Alternate names: | 20th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Sources for alternate names: | |
| Disbanded: | |
| Sources for disbanded: | |
| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Parent level: | Brigade |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
Contents
Personal narratives
Ernest Baker
ANZAC Connections links to letters from Ernest William Baker written between 1914 and 1918. Catalogue description and his service record show that he served in:
- D Company, 1st Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Private, service number 1038.
- C Company, 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), started as Private and rose to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, service number 1032.
Second Lieutenant Cyril Arnold Pryor
Chaplain 4th Class Keith Stewart Cresswell Single
- 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 14th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 14th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 2nd Training Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Albert (or Alfred) Biggs
Albert's injuries and recovery are discussed in Dr Emily Brayshaw's Stitching lives back together: men’s rehabilitation embroidery in WWI.
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 23/37 (unknown date–unknown date) (images free for non-commercial use)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
