Force Surveillance Group. The new formation came into being at a parade held at Larrakeyah Barracks in Darwin. Battle honours South Africa 1899–1902; World War I: France and Flanders 1916–18, Egypt 1916, Somme 1916–18, Pozières, Bullecourt, Messines 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Ancre 1918, Villers-Bretonneux, Hamel, Amiens, Albert 1918, Hindenburg Line, Épehy; World War II: Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Tsimba Ridge, Bonis–Porton, South West Pacific 1943–45. Commanding officers The following officers commanded the 51st Battalion during the World Wars: World War I: Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Ross; Lieutenant Colonel John Ridley; Lieutenant Colonel Robert Christie. World War II: Lieutenant Colonel Hubert Harris; Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Issachsen; Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Cardale; Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Brock. See also Northern Command (Australia) Notes Footnotes Citations References Australian World War I battalions Infantry regiments of Australia Far North Queensland Queensland in World War II 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 1936 Military units and formations disestablished in 1943 Military units and formations established in 1950 Military units and formations disestablished in 1960 Military units and formations established in 1965 Military units and formations disestablished in 1976 Military units and formations established in 1985 Indigenous Australians in the military Army reconnaissance units and formations 1916 establishments in Australia Military units in Queensland