18th Battalion WW1 Group Sydney
THE Battalion
​Who We Are
We are a group of like minded individuals who meet on a regular basis to ‘live the History’ of the average Australian Infantry (not Light Horse) soldier during the time of the Great War (1914-1918).
Help keep the Anzac spirit & memory alive.
We attend marches & ceremonial events such as Anzac Day, Armistice Day just to name two.
​What We Offer
Our group depicts a typical Infantry unit based in France & Belgium between the years of 1916 to 1918.We try to 'Live the History' of the AIF of the Great War.
Our group is open to all individuals to join as well as family groups as all aspects of early 20th Century life is encouraged to be re-enacted. Some members also do Imperial German Infantry as well.
As a group we attend living history weekends where we try to live the same way a ‘Digger’ would have during his time in the Australian Imperial Forces.
We are a Sydney based First World War Reenactment organization
18th Australian Infantry Battalion
The 18th Battalion was raised at Liverpool in New South Wales in March 1915 as part of the 5th Brigade. It left Australia in early May, trained in Egypt from mid-June until mid-August, and on 22 August landed at ANZAC Cove.
The 18th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Imperial Force. During World War I, the battalion was raised in Liverpool New South Wales in March 1915 as part of the 5th Brigade. It left Australia in early May, trained in Egypt from mid-June until mid-August.
It was sent initially to Gallipoli, where it suffered a large number of casualties before it was withdrawn from the line and sent to France and Belgium, where it served at the Western Front as part of the Australian Corps and took part in most of the major battles between 1916 and 1918. The battalion's last engagement of the war was at Montbrehain in October 1918 and it was disbanded in April 1919.