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13-July-2016
13-July-2016

Photographs supplied by John Huth

The memorial commemorates the centenary of the 7th Brigade which has served in the Australian Army from 1915 to 2015.

7th Brigade is a combined arms formation or brigade of the Australian Army. The brigade was first raised in 1912 as a Militia formation, although it was re-formed as part of the First Australian Imperial Force in early 1915 for service during World War One.  It subsequently saw action at Gallipoli and on the Western Front during the war. Following the end of the war the brigade was disbanded in 1919 before being re-raised in 1921 as part of the Citizens Force (later known as the Militia).

During World War Two the brigade took part in the fighting against the Japanese in New Guinea and on Bougainville. Today, the 7th Brigade is part of Forces Command and is based in Brisbane, Queensland and is composed mainly of units of the Regular Army. While the brigade has not deployed as a whole unit since World War Two, component units have deployed on operations to East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

Location

Address:Delaware Street, 7th Brigade Park, Chermside, 4032
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.378444
Long: 153.034271
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Approx. Event Start Date:1915
Approx. Event End Date:2015

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2015
Front Inscription

Brigade

1915  -  2015 

 

 

Left Side Inscription

7th Brigade Order of Battle 1915 - 2015

Former Units :
7th Brigade Headquarters (H.Q.)
25th Battalion (QLD.) 1915 - 1919
26th Battalion (QLD. & TAS.) 1915 - 1919
27th Battalion (S.A.) 1915 - 1919
28th Battalion (W.A.) 1915 - 1919
7th Machine Gun Company 1916 - 1919
7/1st Light Trench Mortar Company 1916
7/2nd Light Trench Mortar Company 1916
7th Light Trench Mortar Company 1916 - 1919
9th Battalion 1921 - 1930
9/15th Battalion 1930 - 1934
9/49th Battalion 1938 - 1940
61st Battalion 1938 - 1946
9/49th Battalion (Moreton & Stanley Regiments) 1941
9/49th Battalion (Moreton Regiment) 1941 - 1945
15th Battalion (Oxley Regiment) 1941 - 1942
25th Battalion (Darling Downs Regiment) 1941 - 1945
47th Battalion (Wide Bay & Burnett Regiment) 1941 - 1942
61st Battalion (Qld. Cameron Highlanders) 1941 - 1945
7th Field Ambulance 1941 - 1942
106th Casualty Clearing Station 1941 - 1942
Transport Section (later Carrier Section) 1941 - 1945
7th Brigade H.Q. Defence Platoon 1942
9th Battalion
25th Battalion
31st Battalion
`J` Section Signals 1942 - 1943
241st Light Aid Detachment 1942 - 1943
7th Brigade Provost Section 1942 - 1943
68th Field Post Office 1942 - 1943
7th Brigade H.Q.
9th Battalion

 

Back Inscription

Rising Sunds the 7th Brigade has served under

Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
1915 - 1949

Australian Military Forces
1949 - 1954

Australian Military Forces
1954 - 1969

Australia
1969 - 1991

The Australian Army
1991 - 2015

 

Source: MA
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