1st Division (Australia)

rdf:langString 1st Division (Australia)

rdf:langString 1st Division

rdf:langString Order of Battle, 1st Division, 1922

rdf:langString Order of Battle, 1st Division, 2004

rdf:langString Order of Battle, 1st Division, World War I

rdf:langString A black and white photograph of men wearing military units in a trench. One man stands on a parapet looking away to the left, while others behind him stare into the camera

rdf:langString World War I * Gallipoli campaign * Western Front World War II

rdf:langString Major General Scott Winter

rdf:langString Brisbane, Queensland

rdf:langString Australian Corps

rdf:langString I Anzac Corps

rdf:langString Main deployment force

rdf:langString * 1st Brigade **1st Armoured Regiment **2nd Cavalry Regiment **1st Combat Engineer Regiment **1st Combat Signals Regiment **5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment **1st Combat Service Support Battalion *3rd Brigade **B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment **4th Field Regiment **3rd Combat Engineer Regiment **3rd Combat Signals Regiment **1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment **2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment **3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment **3rd Combat Service Support Battalion *7th Brigade **2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment **1st Field Regiment **2nd Combat Engineer Regiment **7th Combat Signals Regiment **6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment **9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment **25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment **7th Combat Service Support Battalion * 11th Brigade **35th Field Squadron, RAE **11th Combat Signals Regiment **31st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment **42nd Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment **11th Combat Service Support Battalion * 1st Joint Support Unnit * 131st STAB

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rdf:langString *1st Brigade **13th Battalion **33rd Battalion **35th Battalion **41st Battalion *7th Brigade **15th Battalion **25th Battalion **26th Battalion **49th Battalion *8th Brigade **2nd Battalion **17th Battalion **18th Battalion **30th Battalion **51st Battalion **Sydney University Scouts *16th Field Ambulance *1st Division Engineers *1st Mobile Veterinary Section *1st Division Signals *1st Division Artillery *Medical *Army Service Corps

rdf:langString The 1st Division is headquartered in Enoggera, a suburb of Brisbane. The division was first formed in 1914 for service during World War I as a part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). It was initially part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and served with that formation during the Gallipoli campaign, before later serving on the Western Front. After the war, the division became a part-time unit based in New South Wales, and during World War II it undertook defensive duties in Australia before being disbanded in 1945. After World War II, the division remained off the Australian Army's order of battle until the 1960s, when it was reformed in New South Wales. In 1965 it adopted a certification role, determining the operational readiness of units deploying to Vietnam. It was re-formed in 1973 as a full division based in Queensland and in the decades that followed it formed the Australian Army's main formation, including both Regular and Reserve personnel. Throughout this period, the division's component units undertook multiple operations, mainly focused on peacekeeping in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Following the restructuring of the Australian Army under the "Adaptive Army" initiative, the 1st Division no longer had any combat units assigned to it, although the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment became a direct command unit in late 2017. The division is tasked with co-ordinating the Army's high-level training activities and maintaining the "Deployable Joint Force Headquarters" (DJFHQ). In the event of the Australian Army undertaking a large-scale land-based operation, the division would have further combat units force assigned to it and would command all deployed assets including those of the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.