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Australian in ww1
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Start of WW1
Great Britain declared war on Germany. Australia pledged a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal. Prime Minister Andrew Fisher declared that Australia would support Great Britain in the war against Germany -
AIF
Voluntary recruitment for Australian Imperial Force (AIF) commenced. -
batlle of Galliopli
Australian troops landed on the beaches of Gallipoli, Turkey. -
Battle of Gallipoli
Australians repelled major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli. ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) used to describe Australian positions at Gallipoli. -
Battle of Gallipoli
Charge of Australian Light Horse Brigade at the Nek, Gallipoli. -
Battle of Gallipoli
Last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula. -
France
Australian soldiers took up positions on the Western Front at Armentieres, France. -
Anzac
First commemoration of Anzac Day. -
France
Battle of Fromelles, France. -
Egypt
Australian Light Horse in Battle of Romani, Egypt -
france
Somme campaign ended. Australian troops manned trenches throughout a severe winter on the Western Front, France. -
France
First Battle of Bullecourt, France. -
France
Second Battle of Bullecourt, France. -
Belguim
Battle of Messines, Belgium. -
Ypres
Third Battle of Ypres -
Palestine
Australian Light Horse charged Turkish positions at Battle of Beersheba, Palestine. -
France
Australians drove Germans from Villers-Bretonneux, France -
France
Battle of Hamel, France. -
France
Australians stormed the Hindenburg Line, France. -
Syria
Australian Light Horsemen took Damascus, Syria. -
WW1
Representatives of Allied powers and Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, at Versailles, France, officially ending World War I. Prime Minister William Morris Hughes represented Australia. -
Anzac
The first Anzac Day Dawn Service was held on Mt Clarence, overlooking King Georges Sound, Albany, Western Australia.
