15th Infantry Brigade (Victoria) [Fifth Division]
Formed in Egypt 24 February 1916 and assigned to Fifth Division.

Subunits:

• 57th Infantry Battalion 21 February 1916 to past November 1918
• 58th Infantry Battalion 21 February 1916 to past November 1918
• 59th Infantry Battalion 24 February 1916 to past November 1918
• 60th Infantry Battalion 24 February 1916 to 25 September 1918
• 15th Machine Gun Company March 1916 to February 1918
• 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery 5 July 1916 to past November 1918

Commanders:

• Brigadier General G. G. H. Irving 24 February 1916 to 29 February 1916
• Brigadier General H. E. Elliott 1 March 1916 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, Hamel, Amiens, Peronne, Hindenburg Line

by Ross Mallett (ADFA)

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