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rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	45th Battalion (Australia)
rdfs:comment	The 45th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during World War I, the battalion served in the trenches on the Western Front in France and Belgium from mid-1916 until the end of hostilities in November 1918. Following this, it was disbanded in May 1919. Later, in 1921, the battalion was re-raised as a part-time unit of the Citizens Force, based in New South Wales. The battalion remained on the order of battle until 1942, when it was merged with the 1st Battalion as part of a force reduction that was undertaken at that time in response to an over mobilisation of the Australian military in the early part of World War II. In 1948 the battalion was re-raised again and remained on the order of battle until 1960 when it was absorbed into the Royal New Sou
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Branch	Australian Army
colors label	Colours
command structure	12
identification symbol	70
Type	Infantry
identification symbol label	Unit Colour Patch
Caption	--09-27
Dates	1916 1921 1948
Colors	Light Blue over dark blue
Unit Name	45
notable commanders	Sydney Herring
Battles	Battle of Pozières World War I Battle of Messines (1917) Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Arras (1917) Hindenburg Line Battle of Hamel dbkwik:resource/s9lER0clADbLBlMxSvGtGw==
Motto	Quo Fata Vocant
Size	~900–1,000 menref|During World War II the authorised strength of Australian infantry battalions was 1,023. At the start of World War II, it was around 900.|group=Note
abstract	The 45th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during World War I, the battalion served in the trenches on the Western Front in France and Belgium from mid-1916 until the end of hostilities in November 1918. Following this, it was disbanded in May 1919. Later, in 1921, the battalion was re-raised as a part-time unit of the Citizens Force, based in New South Wales. The battalion remained on the order of battle until 1942, when it was merged with the 1st Battalion as part of a force reduction that was undertaken at that time in response to an over mobilisation of the Australian military in the early part of World War II. In 1948 the battalion was re-raised again and remained on the order of battle until 1960 when it was absorbed into the Royal New South Wales Regiment.