61st Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/61st_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nek
gptkbp:active_years 1916-1919
gptkbp:color Khaki
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Monash
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1919-05-30
gptkbp:formation_date 1916-02-01
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Monarch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 61st Battalion
gptkbp:motto The Best of the Best
gptkbp:nickname The Dirty Half Hundred
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Hamel
gptkb:Battle_of_Villers-Bretonneux
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_Albert_Jacka
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_W._Mc_Kenzie
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Monash
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:60th_Battalion
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:62nd_Battalion
gptkbp:successor gptkb:61st_Battalion,_Royal_Queensland_Regiment