Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/July 27

The 17th Battalion entraining at Maritina Italiana in 1915

The 17th Battalion was an Australian Army battalion of World War I. The battalion was raised in March 1915 in Sydney as part of the 2nd Division. The battalion left Australia in May and trained in Egypt from June until August when it landed at Anzac Cove. The battalion remained at Gallipoli until the evacuation in December 1915. The 17th Battalion arrived in France in March 1916 and remained on the Western Front until the end of the war. The battalion took part in a number of major battles, including Pozières, Second Bullecourt, Menin Road and Poelcappelle. The battalion also helped to repel the German Spring Offensive. The 17th Battalion was disbanded in April 1919.