1st Battalion, AIF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Royal_Australian_Regiment
gptkbp:alumni annually
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:associatedWith ANZAC
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gallipoli
gptkb:Ypres
Somme
Passchendaele
Villers-Bretonneux
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial
ANZAC Day
gptkbp:communicationEquipment gptkb:Signal_Corps
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:France
gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
gptkbp:formed 1914
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:healthcare gptkb:Australian_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkbp:historicalRecords Maintained_by_National_Archives_of_Australia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Australian infantry battalion raised for World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Battalion, AIF
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_Australian_military_structure
gptkbp:militaryRank 18 years and older
gptkbp:motto Duty First
gptkbp:nickname The_First_Battalion
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Fromelles
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Amiens
Battle of Hamel
Battle of Mont St. Quentin
Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
Battle of Bullecourt
Battle of Le Hamel
Battle of Pozieres
Battle of Hindenburg Line
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Monash
gptkbp:operationalHistory served in multiple campaigns
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:postWarCareer Veterans'_associations
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:New_South_Wales
Public enlistment drives
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Western_Front
Middle_East
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:symbol Rising Sun badge
gptkbp:training gptkb:Liverpool,_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:transferFee gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:transportation Horse-drawn transport
gptkbp:uniform Khaki
gptkbp:volunteers Yes