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3rd Australian Division    3rd Australian Division was formed in March 1916 and arrived in England from July 1916. After intensive training it crossed to France in December and saw action in many of the major battles of the war.Initially under the command of then Major General John Monash, generally regarded asone of the finest military commanders of the war. He was succeeded on 31st of May 1918 by Major General John Gellibrand. 1917 The Battle of Messines The Battle of Polygon Wood - Third Battle of Ypres The Battle of Broodseinde - Third Battle of Ypres The First Battle of Passchendaele - Third Battle of Ypres 1918 The Australian Divisions were not affected by the restructuring of the army to having three brigades per Division, that took place in the British Divisions in February 1918. The Battle of the Avre (First Battles of the Somme 1918) The Capture of Hamel The Battle of Albert - Second Battles of the Somme 1918 The Second Battle of Bapaume in which the Division captured Mont St Quentin - Second Battles of the Somme 1918 The Battle of the St Quentin Canal (Battles of the Hindenburg Line) The Division was not selected to advance into Germany. Demobilisation commenced in late 1918 and by May 1919 the last troops of the Division had departed for home. The Divisional Order of Battle of the 3rd Australian Division 9th Australian Brigade 33rd Btn, Australian Infantry 34th Btn, Australian Infantry 35th Btn, Australian Infantry 36th Btn, Australian Infantry 9th Australian Machine Gun Company left to move into 3rd Australian MG Battalion February 1918 9th Australian Trench Mortar Battery formed August 1916 10th Australian Brigade 37th Btn, Australian Infantry 38th Btn, Australian Infantry 39th Btn, Australian Infantry 40th Btn, Australian Infantry 10th Australian Machine Gun Company left to move into 3rd Australian MG Battalion February 1918 10th Australian Trench Mortar Battery formed August 1916 11th Australian Brigade 41st Btn, Australian Infantry 42nd Btn, Australian Infantry 43rd Btn, Australian Infantry 44th Btn, Australian Infantry 11th Australian Machine Gun Company left to move into 3rd Australian MG Battalion February 1918 11th Australian Trench Mortar Battery formed August 1916 Divisional Troops - under direct command of Divisional HQ 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion formed in Egypt in March 1916 207th Machine Gun Company (British Army). Joined October 1916, left October 1917 23rd Australian Machine Gun Company joined February 1917, left to move into 3rd Australian MG Battalion February 1918 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion formed February 1918 3rd Australian Divisional Train ASC later titled 867, 868, 869 and 870 Companies 3rd Australian Mobile Veterinary Section AVC formed in Egypt in August 1915 3rd Australian Divisional Employment Company joined January 1917 Divisional Mounted Troops - under direct command of Divisional HQ 3rd Australian Cyclist Company left July 1916 Divisional Artillery 7th Australian Brigade, RFA 8th Australian Brigade, RFA 9th Australian Brigade, RFA broken up in January 1917 23rd Australian (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA absorbed in January 1917 3rd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column V.3.A Heavy Trench Mortar Battery RFA formed August 1916, left February 1918 X.3.A, Y.3.A and Z.3.A Medium Mortar Batteries RFA formed August 1916; in February 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each Royal Engineers 9th Australian Field Company 10th Australian Field Company 11th Australian Field Company 3rd Australian Divisional Signals Company Royal Army Medical Corps 9th Australian Field Ambulance 10th Australian Field Ambulance 11th Australian Field Ambulance Dec 1916 Training Dec 1916 On the Move Dec 1916 On the Move Dec 1916 On the Move Dec 1916 Training 25th Dec 1916 Christmas 1st Jan 1917 New Year 6th Mar 1917 Orders Received   7th Mar 1917 Reliefs 8th Mar 1917 Reliefs   9th Mar 1917 Reliefs   15th Mar 1917 Range Extended   3rd Apr1917 Allocations   4th Apr1917 On the March   5th Apr1917 Recce   6th Apr1917 Recce   7th Apr1917 Emplacements   8th Apr1917 Construction Work   9th Apr1917 Construction Work   11th Apr1917 Construction Work   12th Apr1917 Emplacements   13th Apr 1917 Orders   13th Apr1917 Arrangements   14th Apr1917 Carrying Parties   15th Apr1917 Bombardment   16th Apr1917 Recce   17th Apr1917 Emplacements   17th Apr 1917 Orders   17th Apr 1917 Orders Received   18th Apr1917 Construction Work   19th Apr1917 Carrying Parties   20th Apr1917 Carrying Parties   21st Apr1917 Emplacements   22nd Apr1917 Wind Unfavourable   23rd Apr1917 Wind Unfavourable   24th Apr1917 Preparations   25th Apr1917 Preparations   26th Apr1917 Preparations   27th Apr1917 Reliefs   29th May 1917 Orders   30th May 1917 Equipment & Technical Stores   31st May 1917 On the Move   22nd of June 1917 Relief 30th September 1917 Relief 18th Sep 1918 Machine Gun Barrage 30th Sep 1918 Bitter Fighting Sep 1918 Hard Fighting 1st of October 1918 On the Move   1st of October 1918 Orders   2nd of October 1918 Orders   2nd of October 1918 Orders   2nd of October 1918    5th of October 1918 Orders   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 3rd Australian Division? There are:53 items tagged 3rd Australian Division available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 3rd Australian Division during the Great War 1914-1918. Wright Osbert. Cpl. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 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