Battalion became a Ready Reserve battalion, offering Reservists an increased training opportunity over and above normal Reserve service; when the scheme ended in 1997 it was once again amalgamated with the 25th Battalion to become the 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, and returned to the 7th Brigade. Battle honours The 49th Battalion received the following battle honours: First World War: Somme, 1916–18; Pozières; Bullecourt; Messines, 1917; Ypres, 1917; Menin Road; Polygon Wood; Passchendaele; Ancre, 1918; Villers Bretonneux; Hamel; Amiens; Albert, 1918; Hindenburg Line; Epéhy; France and Flanders, 1916–18; and Egypt, 1915–16. Second World War: South-West Pacific 1942–43; Buna–Gona; and Sanananda Road. References Citations Bibliography Australian World War I battalions Australian World War II battalions Military units and formations established in 1916 Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Military units and formations established in 1921 Military units and formations disestablished in 1930 Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 1946 disestablishments in Australia Military units and formations established in 1966 Military units and formations disestablished in 1997