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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1916-1919
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Australian_Infantry_Corps
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:38th_Battalion
gptkb:40th_Battalion
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Ypres_1917
Somme 1916
Flanders 1917
France_1916-1918
Hindenburg_Line_1917-1918
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:39th_Battalion_Memorial,_Villers-Bretonneux
gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial
gptkb:39th_Battalion_Memorial,_Fromelles
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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1st_Division
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1916-02-01
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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Australian_military_history
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1919-04-30
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gptkbp:disbanded
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after_World_War_I
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fromelles
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
Battle of Bullecourt
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Victoria_Barracks,_Sydney
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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held_by_National_Archives_of_Australia
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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part_of_the_AIF
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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39th Battalion
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gptkbp:insignia
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unit colour patch
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence_on_modern_Australian_Army
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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39th_Battalion_Association
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gptkbp:motto
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For King and Country
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Fighting 39th
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Monash
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Australian_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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primarily_from_New_South_Wales
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gptkbp:reform
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not reformed after disbandment
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gptkbp:role
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infantry
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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combat operations
training and support
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gptkbp:services
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served_on_the_Western_Front
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 personnel
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gptkbp:traditions
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ANZAC Day commemorations
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gptkbp:uniform
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slouch hat and khaki uniform
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