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A 105th Field Battery gun team in 1955

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.