1915
The 19th Battalion was raised at Liverpool in New South Wales in March 1915 as part of the 5th Brigade. Some of the 19th’s original recruits had already served with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) in the operations to capture German New Guinea in 1914.
The 19th left Australia in late June, trained in Egypt from late July until mid-August, and on 21 August landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli.
At Gallipoli the Battalion participated in the last action of the August Offensive - the attack on Hill 60 - before settling into defensive routine in the trenches. From mid-September, until its withdrawal from the peninsula on the night of 19 December, the 19th Battalion was responsible for the defense of Pope’s Hill.
The 19th left Australia in late June, trained in Egypt from late July until mid-August, and on 21 August landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli.
At Gallipoli the Battalion participated in the last action of the August Offensive - the attack on Hill 60 - before settling into defensive routine in the trenches. From mid-September, until its withdrawal from the peninsula on the night of 19 December, the 19th Battalion was responsible for the defense of Pope’s Hill.