4th August 1914- Britain declared war with Germany. Australia pledged a force of 20,000 to help Britain defeat Germany.
10th August 1914- recruitment for the Australian Imperial Force started. All recruits were volunteers.
13th August 1914- the Australian Red Cross was established to raise funds to buy supplies for Australian service men overseas.
11th September 1914- September-December- the Australian Navel and military Expenditory force seized German New Guinea and nearby German- ruled island territories.
October 1914- C E W Bean was chosen as Australia’s official war correspondent.
1st November 1914- the first Division of the Australian Imperial force sailed from Albany, Western Australia, for Egypt.
25th April 1915- Australian troops landed on the beaches of Gallipoli.
15th May 1915- Death on Gallipoli of major general W T Bridges, Commander of the First Division.
19th May 1915- Australians repelled major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli. ANZAC used to describe Australians positions at Gallipoli. Death on Gallipoli of private John Simpson Kirkpatrick ‘SIMPSON AND HIS DONKEY’ fame.
24th May 1915- Formal truce on Gallipoli during which the Turkish Soldiers who died in the attacks of May were buried.
6th August 1915- Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli- Australians were awarded seven Victoria Crosses.
7th August 1915- Charge of Australian light horse Brigade at the Nek, Gallipoli.
21st October 1915- Vera Deakin established the Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiry Bureau in Cairo, Egypt. During the remainder of the war the bureau handled thousands of enquiries from Australian families trying to find information on lost or wounded family members/soldiers.
20 December 1915-last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli peninsula.
7th April 1916- Australian Soldier took up positions on the Western front, France
25th April 1916- First commemoration of ANZAC day.
6th June 1916- the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial league of Australia, also known as currently returned and Services league of Australia (RSL), was formed.
19th July 1916- Battle of Fromelles, France.
23rd July 1916- Australians were in action in the Battle of the Somme at Pozieres and Mouquet farm, France.
3th August 1916- Australian Light Horse in the battle of Romani, Egypt.
24th August 1916- the Australian Comforts fund was officially founded. The Australian Comforts Fund coordinated the activities of the various state ‘patriotic funds’ set up in 1914 to collect money to send parcels to service men overseas.
28th October 1916- the first conscription referendum took place in Australia and among the forces overseas. The Proposal to introduce conscription was defeated.
18 November 1916- Somme campaign ended. Australian troops manned trenches throughout a severe winter on the Western front, France.
20th March 1917- Lieutenant F H McNamara, no. 1 Squadron, Australian flying Corps, became the only member of the AFC to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
11th April 1917- First battle of Bullecourt, France.
21st April 1917- foundation of Imperial war Graves commission, alter Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The purposes of the Commission were to erect and maintain war memorials and commentaries.
3rd May 1917- Second battle of Bullecourt, France.
7th June 1917- battle of Messines, Belgium.
22nd July 1917- 4 members of the Australian army nursing service-were awarded military medals for rescuing patents trapped in a burning casualty clearing station at Trois Arbres, France. These were the first bravery awards given to Australian nurses in action.
1st August 1917- Third battle of Ypres- Australian solders were in action.
31st October 1917- Australian Light Horse charged Turkish positions at battle of Beersheba, Palestine.
29 December 1917- The second conscription referendum took place in Australia and among the forces overseas. The proposal to introduce conscription was defeated.
8th April 1918- Establishment of the Repatriation department
25th April 1918- Australians drove Germans form Villers-Bretonneux, France.
1st June 1918-Appointment of lieutenant general Sir John Monash to command the Australian Corps in France. .
2nd July 1918- Prime minster William Morris Hughes, addressed the Australian troops on the western front before the battle of Hamel, France.
4th July 1918- Battle of hamel, France.
29th September 1918- Australians stormed the Hindenburg line, France.
30th September 1918- Lance Corporal E A Corey, stretcher bearer with the 55th battalion, was awarded a third bar to his military medal. The winning of four military medals is a unique achievement in the Australian Army or any other Army.
1st October 1918- Australian light horseman took Damascus, Syria.
11th November 1918- Germany signed an armistice and fighting ceased on the Western front.
10th August 1914- recruitment for the Australian Imperial Force started. All recruits were volunteers.
13th August 1914- the Australian Red Cross was established to raise funds to buy supplies for Australian service men overseas.
11th September 1914- September-December- the Australian Navel and military Expenditory force seized German New Guinea and nearby German- ruled island territories.
October 1914- C E W Bean was chosen as Australia’s official war correspondent.
1st November 1914- the first Division of the Australian Imperial force sailed from Albany, Western Australia, for Egypt.
25th April 1915- Australian troops landed on the beaches of Gallipoli.
15th May 1915- Death on Gallipoli of major general W T Bridges, Commander of the First Division.
19th May 1915- Australians repelled major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli. ANZAC used to describe Australians positions at Gallipoli. Death on Gallipoli of private John Simpson Kirkpatrick ‘SIMPSON AND HIS DONKEY’ fame.
24th May 1915- Formal truce on Gallipoli during which the Turkish Soldiers who died in the attacks of May were buried.
6th August 1915- Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli- Australians were awarded seven Victoria Crosses.
7th August 1915- Charge of Australian light horse Brigade at the Nek, Gallipoli.
21st October 1915- Vera Deakin established the Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiry Bureau in Cairo, Egypt. During the remainder of the war the bureau handled thousands of enquiries from Australian families trying to find information on lost or wounded family members/soldiers.
20 December 1915-last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli peninsula.
7th April 1916- Australian Soldier took up positions on the Western front, France
25th April 1916- First commemoration of ANZAC day.
6th June 1916- the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial league of Australia, also known as currently returned and Services league of Australia (RSL), was formed.
19th July 1916- Battle of Fromelles, France.
23rd July 1916- Australians were in action in the Battle of the Somme at Pozieres and Mouquet farm, France.
3th August 1916- Australian Light Horse in the battle of Romani, Egypt.
24th August 1916- the Australian Comforts fund was officially founded. The Australian Comforts Fund coordinated the activities of the various state ‘patriotic funds’ set up in 1914 to collect money to send parcels to service men overseas.
28th October 1916- the first conscription referendum took place in Australia and among the forces overseas. The Proposal to introduce conscription was defeated.
18 November 1916- Somme campaign ended. Australian troops manned trenches throughout a severe winter on the Western front, France.
20th March 1917- Lieutenant F H McNamara, no. 1 Squadron, Australian flying Corps, became the only member of the AFC to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
11th April 1917- First battle of Bullecourt, France.
21st April 1917- foundation of Imperial war Graves commission, alter Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The purposes of the Commission were to erect and maintain war memorials and commentaries.
3rd May 1917- Second battle of Bullecourt, France.
7th June 1917- battle of Messines, Belgium.
22nd July 1917- 4 members of the Australian army nursing service-were awarded military medals for rescuing patents trapped in a burning casualty clearing station at Trois Arbres, France. These were the first bravery awards given to Australian nurses in action.
1st August 1917- Third battle of Ypres- Australian solders were in action.
31st October 1917- Australian Light Horse charged Turkish positions at battle of Beersheba, Palestine.
29 December 1917- The second conscription referendum took place in Australia and among the forces overseas. The proposal to introduce conscription was defeated.
8th April 1918- Establishment of the Repatriation department
25th April 1918- Australians drove Germans form Villers-Bretonneux, France.
1st June 1918-Appointment of lieutenant general Sir John Monash to command the Australian Corps in France. .
2nd July 1918- Prime minster William Morris Hughes, addressed the Australian troops on the western front before the battle of Hamel, France.
4th July 1918- Battle of hamel, France.
29th September 1918- Australians stormed the Hindenburg line, France.
30th September 1918- Lance Corporal E A Corey, stretcher bearer with the 55th battalion, was awarded a third bar to his military medal. The winning of four military medals is a unique achievement in the Australian Army or any other Army.
1st October 1918- Australian light horseman took Damascus, Syria.
11th November 1918- Germany signed an armistice and fighting ceased on the Western front.