Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/May 19

A 12th Battalion observation team at Galipoli in August 1915

The 12th Battalion was an Australian Army battalion of World War I. The Battalion was formed in August 1915 from recruits from South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia and formed part of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. The Battalion left Australia in October 1914 and first saw action at the Landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915. The 12th Battalion served on the Western Front from March 1916 until the end of the war and took part in a number of major battles. The Battalion returned to Australia in November 1918 for demobilisation and discharge.