10th Brigade (Australia)

10th Infantry Brigade
Members of the 10th Brigade receiving medals on parade 7 July 1918
Active	1916–1919 1921–1942
Country	Australia
Allegiance	Australian Crown
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~3,500 personnel
Part of	3rd Division
Engagements	First World War Western Front
Commanders
Notable commanders	Stanley Savige Raymond Tovell Thomas Blamey

First World War

The 10th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Australian Army. It was raised in 1916 as part of the expansion of the Australian Imperial Force following the end of the Gallipoli campaign and subsequently saw service on the Western Front in France and Belgium during the First World War. After the war it was disbanded but was re-raised in 1921 as a part-time formation based in the state of Victoria. During the Second World War the brigade was used in a garrison role in Australia before being disbanded in 1942.

The 10th Brigade was initially formed in 1916 as an Australian Imperial Force (AIF) formation for service during the First World War. Assigned to the 3rd Division, upon formation it consisted of four battalions—the 37th, 38th, 39th and 40th Battalions—which were raised in Victoria and Tasmania. In July 1916, the brigade sailed to England where it undertook further training before being committed to the fighting on the Western Front in late 1916. A period of acclimatization followed in a "nursery sector" around Armentières where the newly arrived troops undertook patrols into No Man's Land and minor raids on the German trenches opposite them during the winter months.