5th Brigade (Australia)

5th Brigade
5th Brigade at Picardie, France, 8 August 1918
Active1912–1919
1921–1944
1948–1960
1965–present
CountryAustralia Australia
BranchArmy
TypeReserve
Size100 (active)
2,000 (reserve)
40 (civilian)[1]
Part of2nd Division
EngagementsFirst World War
Insignia
Unit colour patch

5th Brigade is a brigade of the Australian Army. Originally raised as a militia formation in 1912, the 5th Brigade was re-raised for overseas service in 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. The brigade then served during the Gallipoli Campaign and on the Western Front. During the inter-war years, it was re-raised as a part-time formation as part of Citizens Military Force. It undertook garrison duties in Australia during the Second World War, but was not deployed overseas before being disbanded in 1944. Following the war, the brigade was re-raised in 1948 once again and it is currently a Reserve combined arms formation based in New South Wales and forms part of the 2nd Division.

  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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