Australia at WW1

Australia pledged forces

Aug 4, 1914

20000 men were placed at Britian's disposal

Sydney sank the German cruiser,

Nov 9, 1914

HMAS Sydney sank the German cruiser, Emden, at the Cocos Islands, Indian Ocean.

Allied troops landed in Gallipoli

Apr 25, 1915

Australian soldier landed in Turkey

Allied troops evacuted Gallipoli

Dec 19, 1915

Australian soldiers retreated from Gallipoli

Second Battle of Bullecourt, France

May 3, 1917

Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy took part in extensive anti-submarine operations in the Adriatic Sea.

Battle of Beersheba

Oct 31, 1917

Australian Light Horse charged Turkish positions at Battle of Beersheba, Palestine.

British Empire launched offense in Western Front

Nov 6, 1917

Major offensive on the Western Front

Australians drove Germans away

Apr 25, 1918

Australians drove Germans from Villers-Bretonneux, France.