11th / 28th Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment The 11th / 28th Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment ( 11 / 28 RWAR ) is a Reserve infantry battalion of the Australian Army . Located in Western Australia , it is one of the two battalions of the Royal Western Australia Regiment , and forms the infantry component of the 13th Brigade . History . The 11th / 28th Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment was formed in 1987 by the amalgamation of the 11th and 28th Battalion s . These two battalions both trace their history back to units formed for service in the First World War , although they also perpetuate previous units that served during the Second Boer War . The 11th Battalion was raised at Black Boy Hill Camp on 17 August 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force ( AIF ) . Attached to the 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , it was one of the first units raised in Australia following the outbreak of the war . After training in Egypt , the 11th Battalion landed at Anzac Cove and fought throughout the Gallipoli campaign . After being withdrawn from Gallipoli the battalion served with distinction on the Western Front in France and Belgium until the end of the war . Following the end of hostilities , the 11th returned to Western Australia and was disbanded on 5 February 1919 . In 1921 the decision was made to perpetuate the designations and battle honour s of the AIF by reforming these units as part of the Militia . In 1927 territorial titles were adopted and the battalion became the 11th Battalion ( City of Perth Regiment ) . During the economic hardships of the 1930s the battalion was briefly amalgamated with the 16th Battalion , however , in 1936 , in response to the reoccupation of the Rhineland by German military forces , the Australian government decided to expand the Militia ; as a result , the two units were delinked once again . At the outbreak of the Second World War , due to the provisions of the " Defence Act ( 1903 ) " which precluded sending the Militia outside of Australian territory to fight , it was decided to raise an all volunteer force for overseas service . This force was known as the Second Australian Imperial Force ( 2nd AIF ) . The infantry units of the 2nd AIF adopted the same designations as those of the 1st AIF , with the prefix numeral ' 2 ' in front in order to differentiate them from the Militia battalions that continued to exist . As result , during the war there were two battalions to bare the numerals 11th Battalion . The 2 / 11th Battalion was attached to the 6th Division and served in the Western Sahara , Greece , Crete and the Tobruk , as well as in the Pacific . At the same time , the Militia 11th Battalion ( City of Perth Regiment ) was attached to the 13th Brigade , 4th Division and spent most of its active service on garrison duties in Australia before taking part in the New Britain campaign in 1944 – 45 . The 28th Battalion shared a similar history to the 11th , being formed in 1915 as part of the 7th Brigade and fighting in Gallipoli , France and Belgium during the First World War . Following the war , it was re - raised as the 28th Battalion ( Swan Regiment ) in 1921 and was based in east Perth . During the Second World War , the 2 / 28th Battalion served with the 9th Division at Tobruk , El Alamein , New Guinea and New Britain , while the 28th Battalion ( Swan Regiment ) fought in New Britain alongside the 11th Battalion in 1944 – 45 . Following the end of the war , these four units were disbanded . In 1948 , when Australia ' s part - time military forces were re - raised as the Citizens Military Force ( CMF ) , the 16th / 28th Infantry Battalion was formed . They remained joined until 1952 when the two units were split once again . In 1960 , when the Australian Army was reorganised along Pentropic lines , the regional regiments were amalgamated into multi - battalion State - based regiments . As a result , both the 16th and 28th Battalions were reduced to company - level formations within the larger 1st Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment , with the 16th providing one company known as ' B ' ( The Cameron Company ) , and the 28th providing one company known as ' A ' ( The Swan Company ) . The 11th Battalion was also re - raised in 1948 , although it was re - raised as an amalgamated unit known as the 11th / 44th Battalion ( The City of Perth Regiment ) . They remained on the order of battle until 1960 when they became a company - level organisation within the Pentropic 1st Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment , known as ' A ' ( The City of Perth Company ) . In 1966 , following the decision to revert to the traditional tropical establishment and reorganise the CMF , the 28th Battalion was reformed as the 28th Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment , and the following year the 11th Battalion was also reformed . In 1977 , both units were redesignated as independent rifle companies ; however , in 1987 they were amalgamated together to form the current unit known as the 11th / 28th Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment . Battle honours . The 11th / 28th Battalion , Royal Western Australia Regiment currently holds the following battle honour s :