14th Infantry Brigade (New South Wales) [Fifth Division] Formed in Egypt 14 February 1916 and assigned to Fifth Division.

Subunits:

• 53rd Infantry Battalion 14 February 1916 to past November 1918
• 54th Infantry Battalion 14 February 1916 to 11 October 1918
• 55th Infantry Battalion 14 February 1916 to past November 1918
• 56th Infantry Battalion 14 February 1916 to past November 1918
• 14th Machine Gun Company July 1916 to February 1918
• 14th Light Trench Mortar Battery July 1916 to past November 1918

Commanders:

• Colonel N.M. Smyth 24 February 1916 to 29 February 1916
• Brigadier General G. G. H. Irving 1 March 1916 to 1 May 1916
• Brigadier General H. Pope 1 May 1916 to 22 July 1916
• Brigadier General C. J. Hobkirk August 1916 to 23 March 1918
• Brigadier General J.C. Stewart 23 March 1918 to past November 1918

Campaigns:

Egypt, Sinai: Defence of Suez Canal, Western Front: Fromelles, Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood, Villers Bretonneux, Morlancourt, Amiens, Peronne, Hindenburg Line

by Ross Mallett (ADFA)

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