b'122864 866864 fighting Lance Corporal Albert Jacka of the 14th was awarded Captain Cyril LONGMORE,the AIFs first Victoria Cross. Jackas leadership and courage The Old Sixteenth - Being a Record of the 16thbecame legendary within the AIF and he was eventually Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War, 1914 - 18, withcommissioned in the 14th Battalion, which came to be widely a forward by Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash,known as Jackas Mob.[Perth : John Lee, 1929, 1st ed.], 274pp plus large folding$300350 plates and Nominal Roll; original brown cloth with gilt titles to front cover and spine. Previous owner (Member of the 16th)866inscription on front end paper. Extremely rare first edition. B.V. STACY, F.J. KINDON & H.V. CHEDGEY, The 16th Battalion AIF was raised from 16 September 1914,The History of the First Battalion A.I.F. 1914 - 1919, six weeks after the outbreak of the First World War. Three- [Sydney : James J. Lee, 1931 1st ed.], 152pp, photo plates quarters of the battalion were recruited in Western Australia,+ large folding map at rear; original boards with cloth spine, and the rest in South Australia. With the 13th, 14th and 15thblack and green text and decoration including the battalion Battalions it formed the 4th Brigade commanded by Colonelpatch. Extremely rare.John Monash. The South Australian and Western AustralianThe 1st Battalion was the first infantry unit recruited in recruits were united when the battalion trained togetherNew South Wales during the First World War. It was raised in Victoria. They embarked for overseas on Boxing Day.within a fortnight of the declaration of war in August 1914 and After a brief stop in Albany, Western Australia, the battalionembarked just two months later. After a brief stop in Albany, proceeded to Egypt arriving in early February 1915. The 4ththe battalion proceeded to Egypt, arriving on 2 December. Brigade landed at ANZAC late in the afternoon of 25 AprilThe battalion took part in the ANZAC landing on 25 April 1915 1915. A week after the landing the 16th was thrown into theas part of the second and third waves, and served there until attack on Bloody Angle suffering many casualties. From Maythe evacuation in December. Its most notable engagement at to August the battalion was heavily involved in establishingGallipoli was the Battle of Lone Pine in August. Two members and defending the front line of the ANZAC beachhead, and inof the battalion, Captain A. J. Shout and Lieutenant L.M. August the 4th Brigade attacked Hill 971. The hill was takenKeysor were awarded Victoria Crosses for their valour at Lone at great cost, although Turkish reinforcements forced thePine, Captain Shout posthumously.Australians to withdraw. The battalion served at ANZAC until the evacuation in December. $8001,200$500750867865 Arthur DEAN & Eric W. GUTTERIDGE, Newton WANLISS (Captain),The Seventh Battalion A.I.F. - Resume of the Activities The History of the Fourteenth Battalion, A.I.F. - Being the Storyof the Seventh Battalion in the Great War - 1914-1918, of the Vicissitudes of an Australian Unit during the Great War.,[Melbourne : W. & K. Purbrick Pty Ltd., 1933, 1st ed.], [Melbourne : The Arrow Printery, 1929, 1st ed.], 416pp191pp, b&w photographic plates, maps, two-colour title + frontispiece portrait of Monash, who has contributed apage, nominal roll and roll of winners of decorations; forward; plus plates, maps, roll of honour, decorations andoriginal mock lizard brown boards with gilt titles to spine. awards, etc.; original purple cloth with gilt lettering. WithOwnership signature of J.A. Gill to inside upper board, ownership inscription of Arthur John aCourt , a member ofwhose father, Corporal William Alex Gill was killed in action the battalion who had enlisted in July 1915. in France, 19/7/1916.The Headquarters of the 14th Battalion opened at 178 CollinsThe 7th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised Street, Melbourne in the last week of September 1914.for the AIF during the First World War. Like the 5th, 6th and On 1 October it relocated to Broadmeadows Camp where8th Battalions, it was recruited from Victoria and, together the battalions recruits, principally from Melbourne and itswith these battalions, formed the 2nd Brigade. After a brief suburbs, were taken and trained. The 4th Brigade landed atstop in Albany, Western Australia, the battalion proceeded to ANZAC Cove on the afternoon of 25 April 1915. On 19 MayEgypt, arriving on 2 December. It later took part in the ANZAC the Turks launched a massive counter-attack. During thislanding on 25 April 1915, as part of the second wave. Ten days after the landing, the 2nd Brigade was transferred from'