Imgres 6

Events relating to Australia during WW1.

By AJC1

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand Murdered in Sarajevo

  • Period: to

    World War 1

  • Australia declares war on Germany.

  • Australia AIF undertakes the raising of a force of 20,000 men.

  • The Australian Red Cross is established.

    It was established to obtain comforts for servicemen overseas.

  • The War Precautions Act is passed.

    The War Precautions Act gave the Australian Government wide regulativepowers including censorship, restrictions against aliens and price fixing.

  • First AIF sails from Albany to Egypt. Australia declares war on Turkey.

  • HMAS Sydney destroys the German cruiser SMS Emden.

  • Somme offensive closed down.

  • Australian forces land on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

  • Australian Troops unsuccessful assault on Krithia.

  • Australian troops unsuccessful assault on Krithia.

  • Australians repell Turkish attack but heavy losses.

  • Truce at Gallipoli to bury dead.

  • Lone Pine: Attack of Australian forces against Turks.

  • Disastrous charge of Australian Light Horse.

  • All Australian troops are withdrawn from the Gallipoli Peninsula.

  • Australian Light Horse cross Suez Canal and enter Sinai

  • Australian troops sent to the Western Front.

  • No. 1 AFC Squadron arrives in Egypt.

    Used to great effect in attacking the Turkish army.

  • The Battle of the Somme.

  • Disastrous battle at Fromelles.

  • Successful Battle at Pozieres and beyond.

  • Battle of Romani

  • Mouquet Farm operations commence.

  • Turkish forces begin a series of evacuation of towns such as Bir el Mazar and el Arish.

  • Returned and Services League of Australia RSL is formed.

  • William Morris Hughes succeeds Andrew Fisher as Prime Minister.

  • Germans withdraw to Hindenburg line.

  • Australian forces attack Hindenburg Line. Take Hermies and Demicort.

  • Battle of Bullecourt.

  • Battles in Flanders begin.

  • Famous Light Horse charge on the Turkih held Beersheba.

  • Australian forces enter Jerusalem.

  • No.2,3 and 4 AFC Squadrons arrive in France.

  • German advances pushes British back past battlegrounds of 1916.

  • Battle of Amiens.

    Black Day of the German Army
    27,000 casualties and 400 guns.

  • Australian and British troops force Germans back to Hindenburg Line.

  • Battle of Megiddo. Turkish forces destroyed in Palestine

    Australian forces then capture Damascus and Aleppo.

  • Australian and American Forces break the Hindenburg Line.

  • Australian Forces most successful attack and take Montbrehain.

  • Turks sign Armistice.

  • Armistice is signed.