| 38th Battalion | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:AWM_E03478_Australian_38th_Battalion_Guillemont_France_29_September_1918.jpg) Soldiers from the 38th Battalion at Guillemont, 29 September 1918
Members of the 38th Battalion in Dog Trench near Guillemont Farm, in which they were held by machine gun fire during the attack on the Hindenburg Line, near Bony. Identified, left to right: 5918 Private (Pte) Binion; 967 Sergeant A. E. Pegler MM; 3020 Corporal H. Amiet MM; Captain C. H. Peters MC; unidentified soldier (almost completely obscured by Buckland); 763 Company Sergeant Major (CSM) R. J. Buckland MM (smoking a pipe); 6217 Pte G. Bain. | |
| Active | 1915–1919 1921–1929 1936–1944 1948–1960 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Branch | Australian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | 10th Brigade, 3rd Division (1915–1919) |
| Motto(s) | Honorem Custodite |
| Colours | Purple over red |
| March | Sussex by the Sea |
| Engagements | World War I |
| Insignia | |
| Unit colour patch | &sq=&lang=&file=File:38th_Battalion_AIF_Unit_Colour_Patch.PNG){kind=small} |
The 38th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1916 for service overseas during World War I as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), the battalion was recruited from the state of Victoria and formed part of the 10th Brigade, 3rd Division. It served throughout the war on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. During the inter-war years, the battalion was re-raised as a part-time military unit and during the World War II undertook garrison duties in Australia, but did not see combat. After the war, it was re-formed in Victoria and was eventually subsumed into the Royal Victoria Regiment, with its honours and traditions being preserved by the 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment.