New Releases For August 2014, The Great War AIF (1 Viewer)

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THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE



Each figure will be produced in 3 different regiment markings.
The different regiments are distinguished by the different Unit Colour Patches, which were worn on the shoulder.



GWA-03(60)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 15th Brigade, 60th Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)




GWA-04(60)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 15th Brigade, 60th Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)





GWA-05(60)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 15th Brigade, 60th Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)


Lots more to come ...............................................

 

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The 5th Division, 15th Brigade, 60th Battalion

This Battalion was a predominately Victorian unit, and its colour patches were White and Red.
It was originally raised in 1916, and saw service at the Gallipoli campaign.
It arrived in France on the 28th June, and also took part at the Battle of Fromelles. The battalion was to suffer 757 casualties, and was almost destroyed. They were to spend the next two and half years taking part in several significant actions.
They were to take part in the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918. In September 1918, with the AIF suffering considerable manpower shortages due to the heavy losses and insufficient replacements, one battalion in each brigade was ordered to disband to provide reinforcements to the other battalions within the brigade. Within the 15th brigade, it was the 60th Battalion who were ordered to disband. The men, however did not wish to be sent to other units and refused to obey the order to disband. It was only after the highly regarded Brigadier General Howard Elliott had spoken to them, that the men agreed.
The Battalion was subsequently disbanded on 27th September 1918.




GWA-03(31)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 8th Brigade, 31st Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)




GWA-04(31)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 8th Brigade, 31st Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)



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GWA-05(31)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 8th Brigade, 31st Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)

Lots more to come ...............................................

 

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The 5th Division, 8th Brigade, 31st Battalion

This battalion was the first Australian Infantry unit to be mobilized for service during WW1.
The Unit colour patch was Brown and Yellow.
The 31st Battalion AIF, was formed from two companies from Queensland, and two companies from Victoria. Initially it was deployed in Egypt. Where it was involved in the defence of the Suez canal, earning the battle honour, “Egypt 1915-1916”.
In 1916, the 31st Battalion was assigned to the 5th Division, after a reorganization that saw the AIF expanded from two infantry divisions to five.
Its first involvement along the western front was the Battle of Fromelles, during which it suffered over 500 casualties, and was so badly mauled it undertook no more offensive action for the rest of that year.
In 1917 it was involved at Polygon Wood, during the battle of Passchendale, where Private Joseph Bugden, performed the actions that led him to receiving the Victoria Cross.





GWA-03(53)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 14th Brigade, 53rd Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)





GWA-04(53)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 14th Brigade, 53rd Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)





GWA-05(53)
AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, BATTLE OF AMIENS, 6th August 1918, The 5th Division, 14th Brigade, 53rd Battalion,
2 Infantry Advancing,
(2pcs)



The 5th Division, 14th Brigade, 53rd Battalion

This Battalion was later to become known as the “West Sydney Regiment” and its unit colour patch was Black and green.
Their first involvement in fighting on the western front, was also at the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916. The battalion took part in the first stages of the allied attack and suffered over 600 casualties, a total which equated around a third of their total casualties for the whole war.
The 53rd battalion was not initially involved at the start of the “Hundred Days Offensive”, but later were committed to the fighting during the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin. For his actions during the fighting, Private William Currey was later to be awarded the Victoria Cross



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[waynepoo]

Yahoo..........brilliant in a word! the makings of big diorama for sure, now all we need is some big artillery pieces and wagons and a field kitchen and................:wink2:
Well done JJD......:salute::
Wayne.

 

[wayne556517]

Mine will be getting repainted to the 11th Battalion.

http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/first-to-fall/

 

[mestell]

Superb . . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Obee]

Mine will be getting repainted to the 11th Battalion.

http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/first-to-fall/

View attachment 155372

Bring them over next month, Wayne.
Repaint cost is the usual .... beer
John

 

[lancer]

Fantastic figures and a brilliant idea to offer the different battalions.:salute:: -- Al