20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
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20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) | |
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Years active: | – |
Country: | Australia |
Service: | Australian Army |
Branch: | Australian Imperial Force |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
Full size: | 1,000 |
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Alternate names: | 20th Australian Infantry Battalion |
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Disbanded: | |
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
Parent level: | Brigade |
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Contents
Personal narratives
Ernest Baker
ANZAC Connections links to letters from Ernest William Baker written between 1914 and 1918. Catalogue description and his service record show that he served in:
- D Company, 1st Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Private, service number 1038.
- C Company, 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), started as Private and rose to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, service number 1032.
Second Lieutenant Cyril Arnold Pryor
Chaplain 4th Class Keith Stewart Cresswell Single
- 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 5th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 14th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 14th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
- 2nd Training Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Albert (or Alfred) Biggs
Albert's injuries and recovery are discussed in Dr Emily Brayshaw's Stitching lives back together: men’s rehabilitation embroidery in WWI.
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- Australian War Memorial: AWM4 Subclass 23/37 (unknown date–unknown date) (images free for non-commercial use)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources