35th Battalion (Australia)

35th Battalion
The 35th Battalion's position near Lena Wood, 8 August 1918
Active	1915–1919 1921–1929 1939–1946
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~800–1,000 men[Note 1]
Nickname(s)	"Newcastle's Own Regiment"
Motto(s)	Fidelis Et Paratus
Colours	Brown over green
Engagements	First World War Western Front Second World War Huon Peninsula campaign
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 35th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally raised in late 1915 for service during the First World War, the battalion saw service on the Western Front in France and Belgium before being disbanded in 1919. In 1921, it was re-raised in the Newcastle region of New South Wales as a unit of the Citizens Force (later known as the "Militia"). It was subsequently amalgamated a number of times during the inter-war years following the Great Depression, firstly with the 33rd Battalion and then the 2nd Battalion, before being re-raised in its own right upon the outbreak of the Second World War. Following this the battalion undertook garrison duties in Australia before being deployed to New Guinea where they took part in the Huon Peninsula campaign. After the end of the war, the 35th Battalion was disbanded in early 1946.

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