Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/December 15

The 2nd Battalion was raised for the First Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Along with the 1st, 3rd and 4th Battalions it was recruited from New South Wales and formed the 1st Brigade. The battalion took part in the Landing at Anzac Cove on April 25, 1915 as part of the second and third waves. The battalion remained at Gallipoli until the evacuation in December. In March 1916, it sailed to France and deployed to the Somme, the battalion took part in multiple batttles including the German spring offensive. The battalion continued operations to late September 1918 and was demobilised in 1919.