Australians at War

Battle of Espero Convoy

May 28, 1940

Battle of the Mediterranean

Period: Jun 10, 1940 to May 2, 1945

Middle East Theatre of WW2

Period: Jun 10, 1940 to May 15, 1945

North African Campaign

Period: Jun 10, 1940 to May 13, 1943

Seige of Malta

Period: Jun 11, 1940 to Nov 20, 1942

Battle of Calabria

Jul 9, 1940

French West Africa in WW2

Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Nov 12, 1940

Battle of Cape Spada

Jul 19, 1940

Operation Sea Lion

Sep 1, 1940

Battle of Dakar

Period: Sep 23, 1940 to Sep 25, 1940

Invasion of Greece

Period: Oct 28, 1940 to Apr 23, 1941

Battle of the Strait of Otranto

Nov 12, 1940

Operation Compass

Period: Dec 9, 1940 to Feb 9, 1941

Operation Abstention

Period: Feb 25, 1941 to Feb 28, 1941

Battle of Cape Matapan

Period: Mar 27, 1941 to Mar 29, 1941

Battle of Vevi

Apr 11, 1941

Battle of Thermopylae

Apr 24, 1941

Anglo-Iraqi War

Period: May 2, 1941 to May 31, 1941

Battle of Crete

Period: May 20, 1941 to Jun 1, 1941

HMAS Sydney vs. Kormoran

Nov 19, 1941

Pacific War

Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Sep 2, 1945

Malayan Campaign

Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Feb 11, 1942

Philippines Campaign

Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Mar 8, 1942

Sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse

Dec 10, 1941

First Battle of Sirte

Dec 17, 1941

Battle of Ambon

Period: Jan 30, 1942 to Feb 3, 1942

Battle of Port Moresby

Period: Feb 3, 1942 to Aug 17, 1943

Battle of Singapore

Period: Feb 8, 1942 to Feb 15, 1942

Battle of Palembang

Period: Feb 13, 1942 to Feb 15, 1942

Battle of Timor

Period: Feb 19, 1942 to Feb 10, 1943

Indian Ocean Raid

Period: Mar 31, 1942 to Apr 10, 1942

Shelling of Newscastle

Jun 8, 1942

Operation Vigorous

Period: Jun 12, 1942 to Jun 16, 1942

First battle of El Alamein

Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942

Battle of Savo Island

Aug 8, 1942

Battle of Eastern Solomons

Aug 24, 1942

Battle of Milne Bay

Period: Aug 25, 1942 to Sep 7, 1942

Second Battle of El Alamein

Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 11, 1942

Battle of Buna-Gona

Period: Nov 16, 1942 to Jan 12, 1943

Battle of Skerki Bank

Dec 2, 1942

Battle of Kaiapit

1943

Battle of Bismarck Sea

Period: Mar 2, 1943 to Mar 2, 1943

Convoy GP55

Period: Jun 15, 1943 to Jun 20, 1943

New Georgia Campaign

Period: Jun 29, 1943 to Oct 7, 1943

Finisterre Range Campaigns

Period: Sep 19, 1943 to Apr 24, 1944

Huon Peninsula Campaign

Period: Sep 22, 1943 to Mar 1, 1944

Battle of Arawe

Period: Dec 15, 1943 to Feb 24, 1943

Battle of Wide Bay

Period: 1944 to 1945

Operation Rimau

Period: Oct 10, 1944 to Oct 16, 1944

Aitape-Wepak Campaign

Period: Dec 1, 1944 to Aug 31, 1945

Battle of Pearl Ridge

Period: Dec 30, 1944 to Dec 31, 1944

Battle of Ratsua

Period: 1945 to 1945

Battle of Tsimba Ridge

Period: Jan 17, 1945 to Feb 9, 1945

Battle of Slater's Knoll

Period: Mar 28, 1945 to Apr 6, 1945

Battle of Hongorai River

Period: Apr 17, 1945 to May 22, 1945

Battle of Porton Plantation

Period: Jun 8, 1945 to Jun 10, 1945

Operation Tiderace

Period: Sep 4, 1945 to Sep 12, 1945