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| rdfs:comment | - The 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. Existing during various periods between 1916 and 1991, it is considered the "longest serving Australian Army division". It was first formed during World War I, as an infantry division of the Australian Imperial Force and saw service on the Western Front in France and Belgium. During this time it fought major battles at Messines, Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Amiens, and the St Quentin Canal.
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| Date | - c. 1918
- c. 1945
- c. 1921
- c. 1948
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| Name | - Order of Battle, 3rd Division
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| subordinate | - * 4th Brigade
** 5th Battalion
** 6th Battalion
** 8th/7th Battalion
* 6th Brigade
** 38th Battalion
** 58th/32nd Battalion
** 12th/40th Battalion
* 9th Brigade
** 10th Battalion
** 27th Battalion
* 3rd Field Engineering Regiment
* 3rd Divisional Signals Regiment
* 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment
* 3rd Divisional AAOC
* 3rd Divisional AEME
- * 7th Infantry Brigade
** 9th Battalion
** 25th Battalion
** 61st Battalion
* 15th Infantry Brigade
** 24th Battalion
** 58th/59th Battalion
** 57th/60th Battalion
* 29th Infantry Brigade
** 15th Battalion
** 42nd Battalion
** 47th Battalion
* 3rd Divisional Engineers
** 5th Field Company
** 7th Field Company
** 10th Field Company
** 11th Field Company
** 15th Field Company
* 3rd Divisional Signals
* 2nd Field Regiment, RAA
* 4th Field Regiment, RAA
* 2nd Mountain Battery
* 'U' Heavy Battery
* 'B' Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment
- * 9th Brigade
** 33rd Battalion
** 34th Battalion
** 35th Battalion
** 36th Battalion
* 10th Brigade
** 37th Battalion
** 38th Battalion
** 39th Battalion
** 40th Battalion
* 11th Brigade
** 41st Battalion
** 42nd Battalion
** 43rd Battalion
** 44th Battalion
* 3rd Pioneer Battalion
* 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
* 3rd Divisional Engineers
** 9th Field Company
** 10th Field Company
** 11th Field Company
* 3rd Division Artillery
* 3rd Division Field Ambulance
- * 4th Infantry Brigade
** 14th Battalion
** 22nd Battalion
** 29th Battalion
** 46th Battalion
* 10th Infantry Brigade
** 24th Battalion
** 37th Battalion
** 39th Battalion
** 48th Battalion
* 15th Infantry Brigade
** 57th Battalion
** 58th Battalion
** 59th Battalion
** 60th Battalion
* 3rd Divisional Australian Army Service Corps
* 3rd Divisional Field Ambulance
** 4th Field Ambulance
** 10th Field Ambulance
** 15th Field Ambulance
** 3rd Field Hygiene Section
* 3rd Divisional Artillery
** 2nd Field Brigade
** 4th Field Brigade
** 8th Field Brigade
* 3rd Division Engineers
** 3rd Field Park Company
** 4th Field Company
** 10th Field Company
** 15th Field Company
* 3rd Division Signals
* 3rd Mobile Veterinary Section
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| Size | - ~13,000 to 18,000 personnel
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| abstract | - The 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. Existing during various periods between 1916 and 1991, it is considered the "longest serving Australian Army division". It was first formed during World War I, as an infantry division of the Australian Imperial Force and saw service on the Western Front in France and Belgium. During this time it fought major battles at Messines, Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Amiens, and the St Quentin Canal. After the war the division was demobilised in 1919 before being re-raised in 1921 as part of the Citizen Forces, based in central Victoria. Throughout the 1920s and 30s, the division's establishment fluctuated due to the effects of the Great Depression and a general apathy towards military matters. During World War II, the division was mobilised for war in December 1941 and initially undertook defensive duties in Australia before being deployed to New Guinea in 1943 where they took part in the Salamaua–Lae campaign against the Japanese in 1943–1944, before returning to Australia for rest and reorganisation. In late 1944 they were sent to Bougainville to take part in their final campaign of the war. There they undertook a series of advances across the island before the war came to an end in August 1945. Following the end of hostilities the division was disbanded in December 1945 as part of the demobilisation process, but was it later re-raised in 1948 as part of the Citizens Military Force. It subsequently served through the Cold War as a reserve formation until 1991 when the division was disbanded for a final time as the Australian Army was restructured and the focus of Australian field force operations shifted from the divisional-level to brigades.
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