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World War One
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Gallipoli Campaign
Dates:
25th of April 1915 - 19th of December 1915 Location:
Gallipoli/Gelibolu, Turkey Length of the battle/campaign:
7 months and 24 days Number of Australian troops killed:
8709 Australians were killed in the Gallipoli campaign. Number of Australian troops wounded:
19,441 Australians were wounded at Gallipoli. Who were the Australians fighting:
The Australian forces were fighting against Germany, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey), Hungary and Bulgaria -
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The Battle of the Somme
Dates:
1st of July 1916 - 18th of November 1916 Location:
Somme/ Pas-de-Calais Length of the Battle:
4 months and 17 days Number of Australian troops killed:
6,741 Australians died in the Battle of Somme. Number of Australian troops wounded:
17,259 Australians were wounded in the Battle of Somme. Who were the Australians fighting:
The French and British armies were fighting against the German army -
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First Battle of Bullecourt
Dates: 1st battle - 11th of April 1917 Location:
Bullecourt, a village in Northern France Length of the Battle:
The first battle lasted for 1 day. Number of Australian troops killed:
In the first battle of Bullecourt 3,330 Australians were either killed or wounded. Who were the Australians fighting:
They were fighting against the German Forces to regain land. -
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Second Battle of Bullecourt
Dates:
Second battle - 3rd of May 1917 - 17th of May 1917 Location:
Bullecourt, a village in Northern France Length of the Battle:
The second battle lasted for 15 days. Number of Australian troops killed:
In the second battle of Bullecourt 7,482 Australians were wounded or killed. Who were the Australians fighting:
They were fighting against the German Forces to regain land. -
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Battle of Messines
Dates:
7th of June 1917 - 14th of June 1917 Location:
On the Western Front, near the village of Messines in West Flanders, Belgium Length of the Battle:
The battle of Messines lasted for 8 days Number of Australian troops killed or wounded:
The battle of Messines cost the Australians 6,000 casualties. Who were the Australians fighting: The Australian and British armies were fighting against Germans to reclaim the Wytschaete-Messines Ridge, which was German Territory. -
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Battle of Beersheba
Dates:
31st of October 1917 Location:
Beersheba/Gaza Length of the Battle:
1 day Number of Australian troops killed:
31 Australian officers were killed in the battle of Beersheba Number of Australian troops wounded:
36 Australian troops were wounded in the Beersheba Who were the Australians fighting:
The Australians were fighting against Turkish forces to save the Beersheba’s water supply and to take Turkish prisoners. -
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First Battle of Villers Bretonneux
Dates:
1st battle - 30th of March 1918 - 5th of April 1918 Location:
Villers Bretonneux/ East of Amiens/ The Western Front Length of the Battle:
The first battle lasted for 7 days Number of Australian troops killed or wounded:
In the first battle of Villers Bretonneux, Australia suffered 655 casualties. Who were the Australians fighting: British and Australian armies were fighting against German forces -
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Second Battle of Villers Bretonneux
Dates:
Second battle: 24th of April 1918 - 28th of April 1918 Location: Villers Bretonneux/ East of Amiens/ The Western Front Length of the Battle: The second battle lasted for only 5 days. Number of Australian troops killed or wounded:
In the second battle of Villers Bretonneux, Australia had 2,473 casualties. Who were the Australians fighting: British and Australian armies were fighting against German forces