13th Brigade (Australia)

13th Brigade
Active1912–1919
1939–1946
1948–1960
1988–present
CountryAustralia Australia
Allegiance HM King Charles III
Branch Australian Army
TypeReserve
Size100 (active)
1,350 (reserve)
30 (civilian)[1]
Garrison/HQPerth, Western Australia
EngagementsFirst World War

Second World War

Commanders
Notable commandersBrigadier Thomas Glasgow (1916–18)
Brigadier Sydney Herring (1918–19)
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 13th Brigade is an Army Reserve formation of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1912 as a Militia formation in Victoria, the brigade was re-raised as a First Australian Imperial Force unit during World War I and fought on the Western Front. In the interwar years, the brigade was re-raised as a part-time formation based in Western Australia and later fought in the New Britain Campaign during World War II.

It is currently headquartered at Perth in Western Australia and has units located across the state in locations such as Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Albany, Katanning, Joondalup and Rockingham. The current brigade was formed in 1988 and is tasked with the protection of Western Australia. It forms part of the 2nd Division of the Australian Army.

  1. ^ The Australian Army. Modernisation from Beersheba and Beyond (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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