5th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
From Linking experiences of World War One
| 5th 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 |
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| Alternate names: | 5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
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| Disbanded: | |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 2nd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Parent level: | Brigade |
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Contents
Personal narratives
Lance Corporal George Booley
Frederick Heatley Symonds
Template:RefLives joined this battalion in August 1914 and kept a diary while serving at Gallipoli in 1915. The diary has been transcribed by Heather Ford.
Francis George Didcock (Service number 52502)
Letters, postcards, cards, newspaper clippings, from a collection documenting the friendship between Fowler and Pte. Francis George Didcock, an Australian, held by The Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Sources, evidence: catalogue record includes service number and unit information. Based on record submitted for Henry Fowler by a member of the public.
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 23/22 (unknown date–unknown date) (images free for non-commercial use)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
