The 10th Battalion was in the first wave to land at Gallipoli in 1915. On the 30th of July, 1918, platoons of the 10th battalion captured Merris. Quite a few enemy soldiers were killed and four officers and 175 men were captured, more than there were Australians in the attack. The British director of Training is said to have described this attack as 'the best show ever done by a battalion in France'.
 

Formed South Australia August 1914
Departed Adelaide Ascanius 20 October 1914
1st Reinforcements departed Melbourne Themistocles 22 December 1914
2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Clan Macgillivray 2 February 1915
3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Runic 19 February 1915
4th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Port Lincoln1 April 1915
5th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Hororata 20 April 1915
6th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Borda 23 June 1915
7th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Kanowna 23 June 1915
8th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Morea 26 August 1915
9th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Star of England 21 September 1915
10th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Ballarat 14 September 1915
11th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Benalla 27 October 1915
12th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Malwa 2 December 1915
13th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Borda 11 January 1916
14th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Miltiades 7 February 1916
15th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Mongolia 9 March 1916
16th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Shropshire 25 March 1916
17th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Aeneas 11 April 1916
18th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Barambah 27 June 1916
19th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Ballarat 12 August 1916
20th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Anchises 28 August 1916
21st Reinforcements departed Adelaide Port Melbourne 23 October 1916
22nd Reinforcements departed Adelaide Afric 7 November 1916
23rd Reinforcements departed Adelaide Berrima 16 December 1916
24th Reinforcements departed Adelaide Borda 23 June 1917
25th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Aeneas 30 October 1917.