<P> The 3rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army . Originally raised as part of the First Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I , the battalion formed part of the 1st Brigade , attached to the 1st Division . It was formed shortly after the war broke out and was among the first Australian units to be sent overseas , arriving in Egypt in December 1914 . In April 1915 the battalion participated in the Landing at Anzac Cove , coming ashore in the second and third waves . In December 1915 the 3rd Battalion was evacuated from the Gallipoli peninsula and withdrawn to Egypt again , where it took part in the defence of the Suez Canal before being sent to France to fight on the Western Front in March 1916 . For the next two and a half years the unit would serve in the trenches in France and Belgium and would take part in many of the major battles fought during that time . In May 1919 , following the end of the war , the battalion was disbanded and its personnel repatriated back to Australia . </P>
<P> The 3rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army . Originally raised as part of the First Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I , the battalion formed part of the 1st Brigade , attached to the 1st Division . It was formed shortly after the war broke out and was among the first Australian units to be sent overseas , arriving in Egypt in December 1914 . In April 1915 the battalion participated in the Landing at Anzac Cove , coming ashore in the second and third waves . In December 1915 the 3rd Battalion was evacuated from the Gallipoli peninsula and withdrawn to Egypt again , where it took part in the defence of the Suez Canal before being sent to France to fight on the Western Front in March 1916 . For the next two and a half years the unit would serve in the trenches in France and Belgium and would take part in many of the major battles fought during that time . In May 1919 , following the end of the war , the battalion was disbanded and its personnel repatriated back to Australia . </P>
what year did the australian government move the three battalions to port moresby
what year did the australian government move the three battalions to port moresby
December 1914
December 1914