Australian 53rd Battalion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1916-1919
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Australian_Regiment
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions
gptkbp:associatedWith ANZAC
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Ypres
Somme
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Villers-Bretonneux_Memorial
gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial
ANZAC Day
gptkbp:commandStructure 1st_Division
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:decommissioningDate post-war demobilization
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Vickers_machine_gun
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:M1917_Browning_machine_gun
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:formed 1st Australian Imperial Force
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1916
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brisbane
gptkbp:historicalRole intelligence gathering
logistics support
peacekeeping missions
medical evacuation
reconnaissance missions
trench warfare
defensive operations
training local forces
urban warfare
artillery support
cavalry operations
counter-offensive operations
civil affairs
infantry assault
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian 53rd Battalion
gptkbp:militaryRank voluntary
gptkbp:motto The Strong and the Brave
gptkbp:nickname The 53rd Battalion
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_John_Monash
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_McDonald
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:Battle_of_Fromelles
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
Battle of Polygon Wood
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Queensland
gptkbp:successor gptkb:53rd_Battalion,_Royal_Australian_Regiment
gptkbp:symbol Unit Colour Patch
gptkbp:training military training
gptkbp:type infantry battalion
gptkbp:uniform Australian_Army_uniform