Battle and theatre honours of the Australian Army
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 124 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5082-4071-4
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Australian Army and its forerunners have won many battle and theatre honours since its formation. The first honour awarded to Australian units came prior to Federation and was awarded to forces from the colony of New South Wales, which contributed a small contingent consisting of an infantry battalion, with artillery and support units to take part in the short-lived British campaign against the Dervish revolt in the eastern Sudan in 1885 following the death of General Charles Gordon at Khartoum. The next conflict that saw Australian units receive battle or theatre honours was the Second Boer War. Between 1899 and 1901, forces from the six Australian colonies fought alongside each other before being replaced in 1901 by forces of the newly established Australian Army following Federation. A total of five theatre honours were awarded for service in South Africa, being bestowed upon successor units in the form of honorary banners and...