Battle Honours
The 7th Battalion received the following battle honours:
- First World War: Landing at Anzac, Defence at Anzac, Helles, Krithia, Anzac, Suvla, Sari Bair–Lone Pine, Gallipoli (1915), Egypt (1915–1916), Somme 1916 & 1918, Pozieres, Bullecourt, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Lys, Hazebrouck, Amiens, Albert 1918 (Chuignes), Hindenburg Line, Epehy, France and Flanders 1916–1918.
- Second World War: South-West Pacific 1942–1945, Liberation of Australian New Guinea.
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