{"product_id":"army-5th-battalion-4th-field-artillery-regiment-mug","title":"Army - 5th Battalion 4th Field Artillery Regiment - Mug","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5th Battalion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infantry\" title=\"Infantry\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infantry\"\u003einfantry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battalion\" title=\"Battalion\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battalion\"\u003ebattalion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Army\" title=\"Australian Army\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Army\"\u003eAustralian Army\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Raised in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria,_Australia\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Victoria, Australia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria,_Australia\"\u003eVictoria\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Australian_Imperial_Force\" title=\"First Australian Imperial Force\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Australian_Imperial_Force\"\u003eFirst Australian Imperial Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e for service during \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" title=\"World War I\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\"\u003eWorld War I\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the battalion formed part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2nd_Brigade_(Australia)\" title=\"2nd Brigade (Australia)\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2nd_Brigade_(Australia)\"\u003e2nd Brigade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, attached to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Division_(Australia)\" title=\"1st Division (Australia)\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Division_(Australia)\"\u003e1st Division\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. It participated in the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, coming ashore in the second wave, before taking part in the fighting at Krithia and then at Lone Pine. In December 1915 the battalion was withdrawn from the peninsula and returned to Egypt where it was involved in defending the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\" title=\"Suez Canal\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suez_Canal\"\u003eSuez Canal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e until being transferred to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Front_(World_War_I)\" title=\"Western Front (World War I)\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Front_(World_War_I)\"\u003eWestern Front\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in France in early 1916. After that, over the course of the next two and a half years the 5th Battalion was rotated in and out of the front line and took part in a number of significant battles including at Pozieres, Ypres, Amiens and the Hindenburg Line. Following the end of the war, the battalion was disbanded and its personnel returned to Australia. The battalion was re-raised during the inter-war years as a part-time unit and was later mobilised during \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, but did not serve overseas. During the post war period, the battalion has existed at various times before being subsumed into the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/5th\/6th_Battalion,_Royal_Victoria_Regiment\" title=\"5th\/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/5th\/6th_Battalion,_Royal_Victoria_Regiment\"\u003e5th\/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Custom Happy","offers":[{"title":"11oz \/ Black \/ Mug","offer_id":34396383445131,"sku":"","price":24.97,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11oz \/ White \/ Mug","offer_id":34396383477899,"sku":"","price":24.97,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz \/ Black \/ Mug","offer_id":34396383510667,"sku":"","price":34.71,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz \/ White \/ Mug","offer_id":34396383543435,"sku":"","price":34.71,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/1650\/2411\/products\/Army-5thBn4thFieldArtilleryRegtwoTxt-L.png?v=1607085076","url":"https:\/\/themipbrand.com\/en-ca\/products\/army-5th-battalion-4th-field-artillery-regiment-mug","provider":"MIP Brand Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}