First AIF
Order of Battle
1914-1918

Contents

Part A - Formations

1st Division

• Egypt and Gallipoli 1914-15
• France, April 1916
• France, July 1916
• France, September 1918

2nd Division

• Egypt and Gallipoli 1915
• Egypt, April 1916
• France, July 1916
• France August 1917
• France, September 1918

3rd Division

• France, December 1916
• France, September 1918

4th Division

• Egypt, March 1916
• France, July 1916
• France, September 1918

5th Division

• Egypt, March 1916
• France, July 1916
• France, September 1917
• France, September 1918

6th Division

• England, February - September 1917

New Zealand and Australian_Division

• Egypt & Gallipoli 1914-15

Anzac Mounted Division

• Egypt, April 1916
• Egypt, February 1917
• Palestine, February 1918

British Imperial Mounted Division

• Egypt, January 1917

Australian Mounted Division

• Palestine, August 1917
• Palestine, July 1918

Australian Corps Troops

Line of Communications Troops during the Gallipoli Campaign

Miscellaneous Units

• France
• England
• Egypt and Palestine
• Iraq and Iran

Looking up a relative who served in the First AIF
Some advice on looking up relatives.

About the units of the First AIF
A description of the way in which units of the First AIF were formed.

About the entries in this Order of Battle
How to read the Order of Battle.

About the Campaigns of the First AIF
Some information about where the First AIF fought.

Recent Updates
Latest changes to the Order of Battle

My Thesis
Read my MA (Hons) thesis on the Interplay between Technology, Tactics and Organisation in the First AIF

Abbreviations
Can't figure out what that abbreviation means? Consult the list of abbreviations.

About the Author
Some information about myself.

Bibliography
Where the information in the Order of Battle was obtained from.

Statistics and Tables:
Various items of information about the First AIF

• AIF Casualties on the Western Front 1916-1918
  Statistics on AIF casualties, by type and month

• First World War Nominal Roll
  A link to the nominal roll at the Australian War Memorial

• General Officers of the First AIF
  A gradation list of the General Officers of the First AIF

• Members of the AIF Returned to Australia
  Statistics on returns to Australia

• Military Medals Awarded to the First AIF
  A link to a site containing a Military Medal database

• Transports
  A list of transports used by the First AIF

• Unit Histories
  A list of unit histories of various units of the First AIF

• Victoria Crosses Awarded to the First AIF
  A link to a site containing details of Victoria Cross winners

About the Author
Some information about myself.

Bibliography
Where the information in the Order of Battle was obtained from.

Part B - Branches

Armoured Cars

Artillery

• Division Artilleries
• Artillery Brigades
• Artillery Batteries
• Medium Trench Mortar Batteries
• Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries
• Ammuntion Columns
• Artillery Training Depot

Aviation

• Flying Wings
• Flying Squadrons
• Miscellaneous Flying Corps Units

Base Depots

Dental

Engineers

• Field Companies
• Field Squadrons
• Field Troops
• Railway Operating Companies
• Signal Companies
• Signal Squadrons
• Signal Troops
• Signal Sections
• Tunnelling Companies
• Miscellaneous Engineer Units

Infantry

• Infantry Brigades
• Infantry Battalions
• Pioneer Battalions
• Light Trench Mortar Batteries
• Training Brigades
• Training Groups
• Training Battalions

Machine Guns

• Machine Gun Battalions
• Machine Gun Companies
• Machine Gun Squadrons

Medical

• General Hospitals
• Infectious Disease Hospitals
• Stationary Hospitals
• Australian Flying Corps Hospital
• Auxiliary Hospitals
• Field Ambulances
• Sanitary Sections
• Special Medical Units
• Convalescent and Command Depots

Mounted

• Light Horse Brigades
• Light Horse Regiments
• Mounted Regiments
• Double Squadrons
• Training Regiments
• Training Squadrons
• Training Depot
• Cyclist Battalions
• Cyclist Companies
• Camel Regiments

Ordnance

• Ammunition Units
• Mobile Workshops

Remounts

Salvage

• Salvage Companies
• Salvage Sections

Service

• Service Corps Companies
• Mechanical Transport Companies
• Supply Columns
• Ammunition Sub Parks
• Ammunition Sub Park Sections
• Field Bakeries
• Field Butcheries
• Depot Units of Supply
• Supply Sections
• Miscellaneous Service Units

Veterinary

• Veterinary Sections
• Veterinary Hospitals

About the author

Ross Mallett hails from Melbourne, Australia. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Business Administration from Monash University and a Master of Arts (Hons) from the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, submitting a thesis on Military Technology and the Australian Army in World War One. Ross toured the AIF battlefields in Europe in 1995. This Order of Battle was prepared while gathering material for his thesis.

Ross lives in Canberra where he works as a software engineer.

He can be contacted at: ross@metva.com.au