65th Battalion (Australia)

65th Battalion
ActiveMarch 1917 – September 1917
October 1945 – November 1948
Disbanded16th September 1917
23 November 1948
Country Australia
BranchAustralian Army
TypeInfantry
RoleInfantry
Peacekeeping
SizeBattalion

The 65th Battalion was an infantry unit of the Australian Army that existed briefly during World War I and later in the aftermath of World War II. Initially raised in 1917 as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Later, the battalion was reformed in 1945 to serve as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.