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THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES - INFANTRY
- CITIZEN MILITARY FORCES
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1st AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Raised in Newcastle, NSW, in 1921
At formation: 13, 33, 35 & 41 Bns
Note: 'Bns' - 1921-42; 'Aust Inf Bns' - 1942-
HQ 1 Inf Bde
Green
13 BN
Light Blue & Dark Blue
HQ 1st Aust Inf Bde
13th Bn/Inf Bn (1921-42);
13/33rd Inf Bn (1942-45)
33 BN
Black & Green
35 BN
Chocolate & Green
41 BN Black & Light Blue
33rd Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-29, 1936-42);
33rd/41st Inf Bn (1934-36)
35th Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-29, 1939-45);
35th/33rd Bn (1929-34);
2/35th Bn (1934-39)
41st Bn/Inf Bn
2nd AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Raised in Carlton, Vic, in 1921
At formation: 5, 6, 23, 32 Bns & Melbourne University Rifles
Note: 'Bns' - 1921-42; 'Aust Inf Bns' - 1942-
HQ 2 Inf Bde
Red
5 BN
Black & Red
6 BN
Purple & Red
HQ 2nd Aust Inf Bde
5th Bn/Inf Bn
6th Bn/Inf Bn
23 BN
Chocolate & Red
32 BN
White & Gold
Melb Uni Rifles
Black & Dark Blue
23rd Bn (1921-29) ;
23/21st Bn/Inf Bn (1929-44)
32nd Bn/Inf Bn
Melbourne University Rifles
3rd AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Raised in Keswick, SA, in 1921
At formation: 10, 27, 43 & 50 Bns
Note: 'Bns' - 1921-42; 'Aust Inf Bns' - 1942-
HQ 3 Inf Bde
Light Blue
10 BN
Purple & Light Blue
HQ 3rd Aust Inf Bde
10th Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-30, 1936-42);
10th/50th Bn (1930-36);
10th/48th Inf Bn (1942-45)
27 BN
Chocolate & Light Blue
43 BN Chocolate & Light Blue
50 BN
Purple & Light Blue
27th Bn/Inf Bn
43rd Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-30, 1939-44);
43rd/48th Bn (1930-39)
50th Bn
4th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Raised in Prahan, Vic, in 1921
At formation: 14, 22, 29 & 46 Bns
Note: 'Bns' - 1921-42; 'Aust Inf Bns' - 1942-
HQ 4 Inf Bde
Dark Blue
14 BN
Gold & Dark Blue
HQ 4th Aust Inf Bde
14th Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-42) ;
14th/32nd Inf Bn (1942-45)
22 BN
Purple & Red
29 BN
Black & Gold
46 BN
Gold & Dark Blue
22nd Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-30, 1939-46);
29th/22nd Bn (1930-39)
29th Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-30, 1939-42);
29th/22nd Inf Bn (1930-39);
29th/46th Inf Bn (1942-46)
46th Bn/Inf Bn
5th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
Raised at Parramatta, NSW, in 1921
At formation: 4, 20, 36 & 54 Bns
Note: 'Bns' - 1921-42; 'Aust Inf Bns' - 1942-
HQ 5 Inf Bde
Green
4 BN
White & Green
HQ 5th Aust Inf Bde
4th Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-30, 1936-46);
4th/3rd Bn (1930-36)
20 BN
White & Green
36 BN
White & Green
54 BN
Purple & Green
20th Bn/Inf Bn
(1921-29, 1942-43);
20th/54th Bn (1929-39);
20th/19th Bn (1939-41);
20th/34th Bn (1943-44)
36th Bn/Inf Bn
54th Bn/Inf Bn
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