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


WWI; Pte. Cecil Ernest Bartlett, from Leasingham, South Australia. Killed in action on September

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.


Group of Australian soldiers WW1 a photo on Flickriver

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.


Australian Imperial Force Official Kit WWI Ancestry Blog Australia & New Zealand

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.


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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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On the Roll, you can find the names of over 103,000 Australian service men and women who have died in war since the Sudan in 1885. The war dead are listed by surname and initials, without rank or any other distinguishing award. General and private soldier alike are honoured for the equality of their sacrifice.


Photograph Australian Soldiers, World War I, 19141918

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.


Australian troops during the First World War in amazing colour photographs Daily Mail Online

General Sir William Birdwood (1865-1951) General Sir William Birdwood (Australian War Memorial) 'Birdy', as he was known by the troops, was British and born in Bombay. He was a senior officer in.


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

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.


Unknown Aussie soldier, WWI, from the Australian War Memorial collection. World war, History

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.


Australian Soldiers (Gunners) 1918 Living Histories

Andrew Fisher, Labour prime minister from 1914 to 1916, declared that Australia would support Britain to 'the last man and the last shilling'. Australia's dual loyalty was evident in the name of.


Australia’s History with Compulsory Military Service State Library Of Queensland

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.


THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT 19141918 Imperial War Museums

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.


WW1 Australian soldiers in Egypt Names on reverse appear t… Flickr

Sailors, who mostly served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), worked on seas and oceans around the world during the war. Soldiers and medical staff served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), mostly on the Gallipoli peninsula, the Western Front and in the Middle East. Airmen and ground crews in the Australian Flying Corps served in Egypt.


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

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.


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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.


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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.