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After near 100 years the 55th Battalion is finally being remembered in this valuable addition to Australian military history, Snowy to the Somme A Muddy and Bloody Campaign, 1916-1918 by Tim Cook.Due to the awareness of the Gallipoli Campaign, there was a vast increase in the amount of Australians volunteering for WW1 service. After the evacuation of Anzac, the AIF was doubled in size. The 55th Battalion ranks were filled by taking half the Gallipoli veterans of the 3rd Battalion and making up the another half from fresh recruits. These recruits had arrived from Australia and had not yet seen active service. The Battalion was mostly composed of men from New South Wales.The 55th Battalion was transferred to the Western Front, arriving into France on the 30th June 1916. Within two weeks the 55th Bn entered the frontlines at Fromelles. Eventually taking part in the Battle of Fromelles on the 19th July 1916. Fromelles was the worst disaster in Australian history when in a 24 hour period,
Front Cover Ebook Snowy to the Somme; A Muddy and Bloody Campaign, 1916-1918
Author : Tim Cook
Pages : 416 pages
Publisher : Big Sky Publishing
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 1922132632
ISBN-13 : 9781922132635
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