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The 105th Medium Battery, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army artillery battery. The Battery was first raised in March 1916 in Egypt as a part of the 22nd Howitzer Brigade. The Battery saw extensive action on the Western Front during World War I and was disbanded in March 1919. The 105th Battery was re-raised in 1921 as a Citizen's Military Force unit but was disbanded in 1940. The Battery was again re-raised in 1955 and was deployed to Malaya in 1955 and South Vietnam in 1965 and 1969. The 105th Battery is currently active as a regular unit and is one of three batteries that make up the 1st Field Regiment.