55|53 Battalion Association
The Ode
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted:
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old
as we that are left grow old
age shall not weary them
nor the years condemn
at the going down of the sun
and in the morning
we will remember them
we will remember them
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Sanananda 2017 Commemoration
2017 the Commemoration of Sanananda Parade in Martin Place on the 75 Anniversary.
Sanananda Memorial Service
May 2019 saw 21 of our members attend the dedication of a new commemorative plaque... Continue reading→
Kokoda Track
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Today We Remember
- Timeline Events
- 1918 October 5, 1918 Battle of Montbrehain. The Australian Corps fought its last action on the Western Front at Montbrehain. By this time, the Australian Corps had been fighting for six months without rest, resulting in 11 of the 60 battalions being disbanded due to heavy casualties and low numbers of reinforcements.A total of 27,000 Australian troops had been killed or wounded since the start of the offensive at Amiens on 8 August.
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