Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected anniversaries/October/October 5

October 5


 * 1918 – Troops of the 2nd Division capture the town of Montbrehain suffering 430 casualties
 * 1918 – George Morby Ingram wins a VC at Montbrehain, France
 * 1951 – HMAS Sydney begins her first patrol in Korean waters
 * 1951 – The Australian Government announces that 1RAR will become the second battalion committed to Korea, it arrived in March