11th Brigade (Australia)
11th Brigade | |
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11 Brigade insignia | |
Active | 1916–present |
Country |
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Allegiance | HM Queen Elizabeth II |
Branch |
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Type | Reserve |
Size |
100 (Active) 2,700 (Reserve) 50 (Civilian)[1] |
Part of | 2nd Division |
Headquarters | Townsville |
The 11th Brigade is an Australian Army brigade which currently comprises most Australian Army Reserve units located in Queensland. The Brigade was first formed in early 1916 as part of the 3rd Division and saw action during World War I and World War II. The current commander of the 11th Brigade is Brigadier William "Bill" Date.
Brigade Structure
Currently 11 Brigade is an Army Reserve formation under command of the 2nd Division. Its deployable force element, trained during the Ready year under Plan Beersheba, is known as Battlegroup CANNAN. This is named after Major General James Harold Cannan, the 11th Brigade commander during WW1. The Brigade Structure is given below
- Headquarters 11th Brigade (HQ 11 Bde)
- 9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (9 RQR)
- 25/49th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (25/49 RQR)
- 31/42nd Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (31/42 RQR)
- 11th Engineer Regiment (11 ER)
- Queensland University Regiment (QUR)
- 11th Combat Service Support Battalion (11 CSSB)
- 141 Signals Squadron (141 Sig Sqn)
Brigade Locations
Headquarters 11th Brigade
- Townsville and Enoggera
9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
- Bundaberg, Maryborough, Gympie, Yandina, Caboolture, Enoggera
25/49th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
- Wondai, Dalby, Roma, Toowoomba, Gatton, Warwick, Stanthorpe, Southport, Greenbank, Loganlea
31/42nd Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
- Cairns, Townsville, Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Biloela
11th Engineer Regiment
- Enoggera, Greenbank, Townsville, Rockhampton
Queensland University Regiment
- St Lucia (Brisbane), Townsville, Enoggera
11th Combat Services Support Battalion
- Townsville
141 Signals Squadron
- Townsville and Enoggera
Notes
- ↑ The Australian Army. Modernisation from Beersheba and Beyond (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
References
- "11th Brigade". Australian War Memorial website. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- WO2 McBean, Graham (2007-07-12). "Historic transfer". Army. The Soldiers' Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "11th Brigade Official Website". Australian army Website. Retrieved 2009-08-03.