14th Brigade (Australia)

14th Brigade (Australia)
Soldiers of the 54th Battalion at Peronne, September 1918
Active	1912–1960
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	~3,500 – 4,000 men
Engagements	World War I Western Front World War II New Guinea campaign
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Unit colour patch

The 14th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1912 as a Militia formation, it was later re-raised in 1916 as part of the First Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I, the brigade was assigned to the 5th Division and served on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918 before being disbanded. It was later re-raised as part of the Australia's part-time military forces during the inter-war years. During World War II, the brigade was a Militia formation and it took part briefly in the New Guinea campaign with elements of the brigade undertaking defensive duties around Port Moresby before taking part in the fighting along the Kokoda Track and around the Japanese beachheads at Buna–Gona. The brigade was disbanded in mid-1943 as part of a rationalisation of Australian military forces as a result of manpower shortages.