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The Military Cross to Australians. The award was created in 1914 for commissioned officers of the substantive rank of Captain or below and for Warrant Officers. VCs of the First World War:Gallipoli. One of a series of illustrated biographies of Victoria Cross winners covering Gallipoli; the Somme; Arras & Messines 1917; Passchendaele 1917 and.


Group of Australian soldiers WW1 a photo on Flickriver

The Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs believes there are between 2500 and 3000 of those World War II servicemen and women still alive. By the end of 2026, the department estimates it is.


Australian soldiers wearing respirator gas masks, Ypres, September 27, 1917 [1200x1607

Studio portrait of two Aboriginal servicemen from Taree, NSW; 6564 Private (Pte) William "Nip" Simon (left) and 6551 Pte Harold Howard Maher. Both men enlisted in the 20th Battalion on 6 December 1916, and embarked for service overseas with the 19th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) from Sydney on 24 January 1917.


WW1 Group of distinguished Australian soldiers 48th Battalion a photo on Flickriver

Details of approximately 324,000 AIF personnel, recorded to assist with their repatriation to Australia from overseas service following World War I. The nominal roll includes the service number, name, rank, battalion, date enlisted and date discharged. The roll was compiled at the end of the war, and lists the last unit each soldier served in.


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The Australian Army was the largest service in the Australian military during World War I. The First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was the Army's main expeditionary force and was formed from 15 August 1914 with an initial strength of 20,000 men, following Britain's declaration of war on Germany.Meanwhile, the separate, hastily raised 2,000-man Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary.


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Many battles became household names in Australia: Fromelles, the Somme, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux, Hamel, Amiens and Mont St Quentin. Over 295,000 Australians served on the Western Front between March 1916 and November 1918. Of those service men and women, 46,000 lost their lives and over 130,000 were wounded.


First Anzac Day Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom National Museum of Australia

Over 324,000 Australians served overseas in the War of 1914-18. Of these, nearly 60,000 died, 152,000 were wounded and 4,000 were taken prisoner. The service records of these servicemen and women are preserved in the Canberra office of the National Archives. The service records relate primarily to members of the First Australian Imperial Force.


Regional Gallery ANZAC troops from WW1

During World War I, civilians volunteered to join the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and serve in the war overseas. Overwhelmingly they were men with many different reasons for enlisting. They came from all types of backgrounds and occupations. Some were carpenters, labourers, car mechanics or warehousemen, and some were university students.


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War: 1914-18. The National Archives holds records of Australian servicemen and women from the First World War. Find service records for the following groups: First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) Australian Flying Corps (AFC) - predecessor of the Royal Australian Air Force. Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF.


WWI Australian Soldiers 58 Vintage Photos of New South Wales Servicemen Portraits in 1918

Australian infantrymen of the 3rd Division during the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918.. The following is a list of Australian divisions in World War I, including all infantry and mounted divisions of the Australian Army during that conflict. During the war, Australia raised an all volunteer force for overseas service, known as the Australian Imperial Force, which subsequently served in several.


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Our collection includes about 500 digital images of Australian First World War servicemen. These images were given to us by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA). You can see them on our Flickr page. DVA staff identified these photos from among 16,000 World War I images in the Bonds of Sacrifice collection of the Imperial War Museum, London.


WW1 Australian soldier photo taken in Newcastle, N.S.W. Flickr

Soldiers from the 4th Division near Chateau Wood, Ypres, in 1917. In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to engage in the conflict.


Pin on Australian Diggers WW1

The following are on open access in the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room. Digging for diggers: a guide to researching an Australian soldier of the Great War, 1914-1918. Call number RX 929.1072 H826. That elusive digger: tracing your Australian military ancestors. Call number RX 940.394 S655.


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Visit your memorial and you will find the names of people who served and died from your area. You can use the Memorial's online databases to investigate the war service of these people, including. when and how long they served; where they were posted; if they were awarded decorations; and. whether or not they survived.


Uniform of The Australian 9th Light Horse Regiment (1916) British army uniform, World war one

Viller-Bretonneux. The retaking of Villers-Bretonneux on 24 and 25 April 1918 is a famous victory for Australian troops. 1200 Australian soldiers died in the successful offensive. World War 1914 1918 Battlefields. Catalogue subject search to resources within Library.


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Australian Casualties. According to the First World War page on the Australian War Memorial website from a population of fewer than five million, 416,809 men enlisted, of which over 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner. The latest figure for those killed is given as 62,000. The Shrine of Remembrance website states.