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{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
− | | | + | | country = Australia |
+ | | service = Australian Army | ||
+ | | branch = Australian Imperial Force | ||
+ | | type = Infantry | ||
+ | | specific_type = Infantry battalion | ||
+ | | size_at_full_strength = 1,000 | ||
+ | | alternate_unit_names = 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion | ||
| start_date = | | start_date = | ||
| end_date = | | end_date = | ||
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− | | | + | {{Infobox command structure |
− | | | + | | command_start_date = |
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− | | | + | | parent = 1st Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
+ | | parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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== Personal narratives == | == Personal narratives == | ||
− | + | <!-- Original personal diaries, letters, memoirs etc written by people in this unit. Include sources and evidence linking the author to this unit where you can. | |
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+ | === Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | ||
+ | --> | ||
− | + | === [http://ww1.sl.nsw.gov.au/explore/alfred-bray-diary-16-august-1915-23-august-1916 Alfred Bray diary, Service Number 3014B, 16 August 1915-23 August 1916] === | |
− | === Alfred Bray diary, 16 August 1915-23 August 1916 === | ||
Sources, evidence: | Sources, evidence: | ||
+ | * [http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3114083&isAv=N National Archives of Australia: B2455, BRAY A E C] | ||
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+ | === Cecil Baldwin === | ||
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+ | [https://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675881/#DigitisedCollection ANZAC Connections] links to letters sent by [https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/7348265 Cecil Charles Harpur Baldwin] (service number 3019) while serving with this battalion. | ||
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+ | === Second Lieutenant Henry Francis Briggs === | ||
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+ | * [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675826/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | ||
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+ | * [[3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
+ | * [[55th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
+ | * [[14th Machine Gun Company, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
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+ | === Private John Hector Croft === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675787/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | ||
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+ | === Private Cecil Anthony McAnulty === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675874/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | ||
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+ | * [[2nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
+ | * [[3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
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+ | === Corporal Vivian Henry William Noble === | ||
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+ | * [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10675813/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | ||
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+ | * [[3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
+ | * headquarters [[1st Australian Division]] | ||
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+ | === Lieutenant Colonel Percy William Woods === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://www.awm.gov.au/people/P10676636/#collection-items Australian War Memorial - Anzac Connections - collection items] | ||
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+ | * [[3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
+ | * [[8th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
+ | * [[55th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
+ | * [[58th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)]] | ||
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+ | == Related media == | ||
+ | <!-- Digitised photographs, images of personal items, etc --> | ||
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+ | == Official sources == | ||
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+ | === {{WarDiaryHeading}} === | ||
+ | <!-- The official accounts of movements and daily activities written by an officer of the unit at the time. You can add links and catalogue references for official copies of war diaries at TNA, AWM etc, as well as links to unofficial images, transcripts or printed editions. --> | ||
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+ | *{{War diary AWM|23|20}} | ||
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+ | === Unit histories === | ||
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+ | *[https://www.awm.gov.au/unit/U51443/ 3rd Battalion at the Australian War Memorial] | ||
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+ | === Other official documents === | ||
+ | <!-- This might include intelligence summaries, headquarters correspondence, medal rolls, court martial records --> | ||
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+ | == Other sources == | ||
+ | <!-- Published histories, websites, etc --> | ||
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− | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Imperial Force Battalion 03}} | |
− | + | [[Category:Units with personal narratives]] | |
+ | [[Category:Australian infantry battalions]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Australian Imperial Force infantry battalions|03]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Australian Imperial Force|Battalion 03]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Australian Army|Battalion 03]] | ||
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− | + | == References == | |
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Latest revision as of 08:02, 11 August 2016
3rd 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: | 3rd 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: | 1st Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
Parent level: | Brigade |
Start date: | |
End date: | |
Sources: |
Personal narratives
Alfred Bray diary, Service Number 3014B, 16 August 1915-23 August 1916
Sources, evidence:
Cecil Baldwin
ANZAC Connections links to letters sent by Cecil Charles Harpur Baldwin (service number 3019) while serving with this battalion.
Second Lieutenant Henry Francis Briggs
- 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 55th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 14th Machine Gun Company, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Private John Hector Croft
Private Cecil Anthony McAnulty
- 2nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Corporal Vivian Henry William Noble
- 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- headquarters 1st Australian Division
Lieutenant Colonel Percy William Woods
- 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 8th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 55th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 58th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 23/20 (unknown date–unknown date) (images free for non-commercial use)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources