Category: 57th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, World War I

Categories: Australian Imperial Force, World War I

The 57th Australian Infantry Battalion was raised in Egypt on 18th February 1916 as part of the "doubling" of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Half of its recruits were Gallipoli veterans from the 5th Battalion, and the other half, fresh reinforcements from Australia. Reflecting the composition of the 5th, the 57th was predominantly composed of men from the suburbs of Melbourne. The battalion became part of the 15th Brigade of the 5th Australian Division. The 57th fought on the Western Front until the end of the war, and disbanded in March 1919. The battalion had four commanding officers: James Campbell Stewart, John Joseph Scanlon, Charles Aloysius Denehy, and Herbert Thomas Christopher Layh.

Members of the battalion were awarded: two Companions of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), 1 Bar; 17 Military Crosses (MC), 1 Bar; twelve Distinguished Conduct Medals (DCM); 63 Military Medals (MM), two Bars; seven Meritorious Service Medals (MSM); 21 Mentions in Despatches; six foreign awards.

Australian War Memorial: 57th Australian Infantry Battalion.

A

Job (Allsop) Alsop 1868 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia - 16 May 1950

Arthur Alphey 09 Feb 1889 Footscray, Victoria, Australia - 25 Sep 1917

Walter Anderson abt Apr 1886 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - 10 May 1962

David Arthur 12 Feb 1896 Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia - 18 Feb 1919

B

William Baskiville 1887 Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand

Frank Beney 16 Jan 1898 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 08 Jan 1962

Rupert Birrell 04 Apr 1896 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - 25 Apr 1918

William Brennan 1897 Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 03 May 1917

C

Henry Cameron 27 Jan 1880 Kew, Victoria (Australia) - 09 Feb 1966

Eric Campbell 16 Apr 1899 Bombala, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Feb 1919

Arthur Clayton 07 Dec 1894 Unley, South Australia, Australia - 21 Aug 1916

Rex Clayton 08 Mar 1894 Longford, Tasmania, Australia - abt 1976

William Colclough 05 Sep 1889 Flemington, Victoria, Australia - 1976

Eric Coxon 29 Apr 1892 Longreach, Queensland, Australia - 05 Apr 1918

D

Walter Downing 10 Dec 1893 Portland, Victoria, Australia - 30 Oct 1965

F

Alfred Farrands 1887 St Kilda, Victoria (Australia) - 08 Aug 1918

Herbert Freeman 18 Mar 1889 Parramatta, Colony of New South Wales - 14 Aug 1917

G

Arthur Grooby 21 Apr 1886 Kirton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom - 30 Jul 1970

H

Matthew Harvey 1892 Amphitheatre, Victoria (Australia) - 26 Dec 1947

Thomas Heddell 1893 Nathalia, Victoria, Australia - 1917

J

Archie Jacka 24 Feb 1888 Strathbogie Victoria Australia - 13 Jul 1945

Gerald Joynt 13 Sep 1883 Elsternwick, Victoria (Australia) - 25 Sep 1917

K

Albert Kirkham 1896 Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia - 07 Apr 1971

M

Donald McKay 1879 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia - 1942

Charles Money 30 Oct 1893 Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 11 Jun 1959

William Money 09 Aug 1895 Barnsbury, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 08 Feb 1958

O

Charles Oaten 19 Nov 1890 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia - abt 1973

O cont.

Patrick O'Loughlin abt 1896 Victoria, Australia - 08 Aug 1918

R

Robert Rutter 24 Aug 1899 Milton, Colony of New South Wales - 12 Feb 1918

S

Benjamin Salt 1898 Chorlton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 08 Aug 1918

James Sandoe 1896 Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia - 08 Jan 1938

Denis Slattery abt 1868 Yarraville, Victoria, Australia - abt 1930

Allan Snowden abt 1886 Richmond, Victoria, Australia - Oct 1937

Henry Steers 16 May 1889 Preston, Victoria, Australia - 15 Jun 1958

James Stewart 19 Jan 1884 Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia - 02 Jun 1947

T

John Thomlinson 1883 Stawell, Victoria, Australia - 1969

Lindley Thompson 12 Dec 1897 Cowra, Colony of New South Wales - 19 Jun 1937

Z

William Zimmer abt 1896 Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 17 Jun 1918

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