Bayonets & Barbed Wire

Download or read book Bayonets & Barbed Wire written by Neville Browning and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the 16th Battalion AIF in World War 1. From the battalion's formation in West and South Australia to Gallipoli, Egypt and the Western Front. The 16th Battalion was one of the most highly awarded battalions of World War 1, with three Victoria Crosses. The 16th landed on Gallipoli on Anzac Day and fought desperate battles at Pope's Hill, Quinn's Post, Sari Bair and Hill 60. After the Gallipoli campaign, the 16th deployed to the Western Front and fought in the battles of Mouquet Farm, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele, Hebuterne, Hamel, Amiens and the Hindenburg Outpost Line. This book describes in detail the history of the 16th throughout World War 1. The book has over 700 photos and has Appendices that include Honour Roll, Nominal Rolls, Honours and Awards, POW List and nominal index. Published in Australia.