. . . . . . . . . "Australia"@en . . "Battalion Headquarters, Broodseinde Ridge, October 1917"@en . . . "The 24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1915 for service during World War I as part of the 1st Australian Imperial Force, it was attached to the 6th Brigade, 2nd Division and served during the Gallipoli campaign and in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium. Following the end of the war the battalion was disbanded in 1919, however, in 1921 it was re-raised as a unit of the part-time Citizens Forces in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1927, when the part-time forces adopted territorial titles, the battalion adopted the designation of 24th Battalion (Kooyong Regiment). In 1939, the 24th Battalion was merged with the 39th Battalion, however, they were split up in 1941 and in 1943, after being allocated to the 15th Brigade, the 24th Bat"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "World War I\n*Gallipoli Campaign\n*Western Front\nWorld War II\n*New Guinea campaign\n*Bougainville campaign"@en . . . . . . "24678401"^^ . . . . . "~800\u20131,000 menref|During World War I the size of an infantry battalion was 1,023 men all ranks. During World War II, following the reorganisation of the 3rd Division along the jungle establishment, the size dropped to 803 men all ranks.|group=Note" . . . . . . . . . . "1919"^^ . . "24"^^ . . . . "The 24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1915 for service during World War I as part of the 1st Australian Imperial Force, it was attached to the 6th Brigade, 2nd Division and served during the Gallipoli campaign and in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium. Following the end of the war the battalion was disbanded in 1919, however, in 1921 it was re-raised as a unit of the part-time Citizens Forces in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1927, when the part-time forces adopted territorial titles, the battalion adopted the designation of 24th Battalion (Kooyong Regiment). In 1939, the 24th Battalion was merged with the 39th Battalion, however, they were split up in 1941 and in 1943, after being allocated to the 15th Brigade, the 24th Battalion was deployed to New Guinea before later taking part in the Bougainville campaign. Following the end of the war, the battalion was disbanded in 1946."@en . . . "24th Battalion (Australia)"@en . . . "Colours"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1915"^^ . . "White over red"@en . "100"^^ . . "Line infantry" . . . . "1921"^^ . . . . "100px" . "300"^^ . . "White over red"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "~800\u20131,000 menref|During World War I the size of an infantry battalion was 1,023 men all ranks. During World War II, following the reorganisation of the 3rd Division along the jungle establishment, the size dropped to 803 men all ranks.|group=Note"@en . . . . . . . . . "24th Battalion"@en . . . . "Line infantry"@en . . "1915"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1072813521"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "24513"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "6"^^ . . . . . . . . . "15"^^ .