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Start of WW1
The official start of WWI was June 28, 1914 when the Archduke and heir to the Austria Hungary throne, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia, were assassinated. -
Training Australian troops
The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great public enthusiasm. There were many volunteers for the war. There was a particular physical health you had to have to be one of the troops. Yet all of the men accepted were put into training in Egypt in August 1914 -
Australians landed in gallipoli
On 25 April 1915 members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) landed at Gallipoli together with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. -
Turkish attack
Turkish forces decide to attack with 42000 men but fail.
The outcome of the attack is 10,000 Turks are dead or were left wounded. -
John Simpson Kirkpatrik dies
John Simpson Kirkpatrick is killed by machine gunfire -
Truce is declared
A formal truce is declared. The truce allowed the Turks to bury their dead troops.
The Turks don’t attempt another major counter- offence. -
British 13th division
During the nights of 3–5 August, an extra 20,000 soldiers of the British 13th Division were secretly brought ashore at Anzac for the proposed August offensive. -
Battle of Long Pine
The battle for long pine begins
the operation is planned as a diversion to draw Turkish troops away from a British attack further north.
The Australian has more than 2200 casualties whereas the Turkish have more than 5000. -
The battle of Nek
The battle of Nek. Many soldiors die. -
Hill 60
Australian troops support a British assault at Hill 60
this was the last major event to happen in the Gallipoli campaign -
Evacuation
Evacuation of Anzac and Sulva -
Evacuation 2
Evacuation of Anzac and Sulva -
End of WW1
.The war ended on November 11, 1918 with the treaty of Versailles. The balance of power shifted in favour of the Allies (Serbia, France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, the United States, and nineteen other nations) against the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire).
