24th Battalion (Australia)

24th Battalion
Battalion Headquarters, Broodseinde Ridge, October 1917
Active	1915–1919 1921–1946
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Line infantry
Size	~800–1,000 men[Note 1]
Part of	6th Brigade 15th Brigade
Colours	White over red
Engagements	World War I Gallipoli Campaign Western Front World War II New Guinea campaign Bougainville campaign
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1915 for service during World War I as part of the 1st Australian Imperial Force, it was attached to the 6th Brigade, 2nd Division and served during the Gallipoli campaign and in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium. Following the end of the war the battalion was disbanded in 1919, however, in 1921 it was re-raised as a unit of the part-time Citizens Forces in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1927, when the part-time forces adopted territorial titles, the battalion adopted the designation of 24th Battalion (Kooyong Regiment). In 1939, the 24th Battalion was merged with the 39th Battalion, however, they were split up in 1941 and in 1943, after being allocated to the 15th Brigade, the 24th Battalion was deployed to New Guinea before later taking part in the Bougainville campaign. Following the end of the war, the battalion was disbanded in 1946.

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