 As a result, plans to expand the force to a 6th Division were shelved and its manpower distributed amongst the other five divisions, while the five divisions were amalgamated together under the banner of the Australian Corps, thus effectively allowing the 4th Division, which was struggling to maintain its numbers to act as a depot formation within the Corps with the other three divisions providing most of the combat power.As the war continued, the manpower shortages continued.Wounded men were being pressed back into service, and there were cases of "combat refusal" by the 1st and 59th Battalions.