Geelong RSL Sub Branch
News Paper, The Argus, Souvenir Supplement, The Argus & Australian Limited, 22 February 1940
... WW1, WW2, 17th Brigade, AIF,... February 1940. WW1, WW2, 17th Brigade, AIF, The front cov er ...
The 17th Brigade (Australia) was an Infantry Brigade first formed in 1917 during WW1, but did not see action.
The Brigade was reformed during WW2 and served in Libya, Greece and New Guinea. The Brigade was disbanded in 1946.This supplement is an original as printed and issued with The Argus News Paper on 22 February 1940.Oblong, buff colour news paper, souvenir supplement of The Argus,16 pages, 22 February 1940.
The supplement is dedvoted to the 17th Australian Infantry Brigade 2nd A.I.F.The front cov er of the supplement has a photograph of Brigadier S.G. Savige, DSO, MC, ED, Commander.
The following pages are photographs of Companies within the Brigade.ww1, ww2, 17th brigade, aif,