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The British declare war on Germany. Australia pledged to support Britain by bringing 20,000 men over to help fight the war. Quote: “to the last man and the last shilling”
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Enlistment for the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) begin in Australia and they wanted 20,00 but they ended up get over 50,00 men enlisting.
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1 September – 9 December 1914
The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) seized German New Guinea and nearby German-ruled island territories. -
HMAS Sydney sinks the German cruiser in Emden, at the Cocos Islands, Indian Ocean.
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Australian Troops land on Gallipoli beaches in Turkey
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19–20 May 1915
Lance Corporal Albert Jacka,became the first Australian to win the Victoria Cross in World War One for his bravery in Gallipoli -
Australian troops try to battle against the Turks in their positions at Gallipoli. The acromym ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) is created it is used to describe the Australians positions in Gallipoli. On this day Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick is killed he is famous for the "Simpson and his donkey" story.
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Formal truce on Gallipoli during which the Turkish soldiers who died in the attacks of May were buried.
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Battle of Lone Pine began
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The battle of LOne Pine period
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At the end of the Battle of Lone Pine seven Australians are awarded a victoria cross
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The last of our Australian troops evacuate from Gallipoli Peninsula
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Australian troops rally up and take their position on the Western Front in Armentieres, France.
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First commemoration of Anzac day people repay their respects for the heros that died.
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Battle of Fromelles, France. This battle went from the 19 to the 20th of July 1916. Quote: "These deeds which should not pass awaynames that must not wither."
enscribed on the grave of Private W N Smith, who was killed in action in the battle of Fromelles -
Australia joins the battle of Somme
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The battle of Somme ends but the campaign still continues
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The somme campaign finally ends, the Australian troops had to man trenches in the cold, wet winters of europe
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First Battle of Bullecourt held in France
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The second battle of Bullecourt held in France Private James White, was sadly killed in action
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Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy took part in extensive anti-submarine operations in the Adriatic Sea.
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Battle of Messines was held in Belgium
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Australian soldiers were in battle at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele.
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Australian soldiers were in action most notably at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele.
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Australian soldiers were in battle at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele.
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Australian troops drive the German troops out of Villers-Bretonneux in France. Quote: 'The ships come back with honoured brave but none came back with our Dave'
Inscription written by his family for the gravestone in France of Private D E Arnold who was killed on 16 April 1918, age 20]. -
PM of Australia William Morris Hughes addresse Australian troops before going into battle on the western front in the Battle of Hamel in France
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Australians attacked and seized Mont St Quentin, France. This went from the 31st of August 1918 to the 2nd of Septemebr 1918
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Australian troops storm the Hidenburg line in France
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On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month the Germans sign a treaty to cease the fighting on the Western Front and initially end the war.
From the year 1914 to 1918 there were 61,919 Australian troops who died for thier country, Australia
