28th Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/28th_Battalion

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nek
gptkbp:active_years	1915-1919
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Monash
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1919-04-30
gptkbp:formation_date	1915-07-01
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Monarch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	28th Battalion
gptkbp:is_engaged_in	gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hindenburg_Line gptkb:Battle_of_Mont_St_Quentin gptkb:Battle_of_Hamel gptkb:Battle_of_Villers-Bretonneux
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Wild_Geese
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Wild_Geese
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Monash
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:successor	28th/29th Battalion
gptkbp:type	infantry battalion
gptkbp:unit_history	served on the Western Front disbanded after the war commemorated in memorials has a regimental association has a rich heritage involved in trench warfare restructured in 1948 participated in major offensives awarded battle honours served in the Pacific Theatre contributed to the Australian Imperial Force currently part of the Reserves has a history of bravery and sacrifice has a legacy in Australian military history part of the 5th Brigade raised in Victoria recruited from Melbourne reformed in World War II saw action in France and Belgium served in the First AIF