The Australians fought as part of the British Commonwealth on the side of the Allies.
No, but they chose to support the British (and, most Australians are of British descent).
yes
yes they do because they fought in a war in world war two*.
The Spitfire was used mainly by the British, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and British colonial forces.
If it did, it wasn't significant. The Australians lost roughly 1,000 men in the Boer War. If anything the Australians resented the British during WWI (the Great War) especially after Gallipoli...and which Australia lost 60 times as many men in WWI than they did in the Boer War. As an added note, in both of the those wars Australian servicemen were volunteers; unfortunately, the bulk of the Australian fighting men in Vietnam were drafted.
Australia traditionally has been equipped with British equipment, to include their helmets. During the Vietnam War, Australians began to use US equipment, to include our US M-1 steel helmet.
They received the same medals the English did since they were under British command and fighting for the British commonwealth. (Victoria cross etc)
The main reason Australians were so eager to voulenteer to support the British in World War one, was that we were still a part of the Commonwealth and if the British Soliers needed help then we, the Australians Soldiers, would be there for them; we had their back.
Australians at War - 2001 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
The reason why (to me) is that we were a new country but were sill part of the British Commonwealth, so we were compelled to help out the British, and in the First World War or the Great War, we were the British Expeditionary Force and used mostly as cannon fodder before the actual British forces were sent in.
well yes and no. Australia was still a colony of Britain so they couldn't declare war but there were battles in the pacific in order to protect Australia and there were Australians at D-Day. So even though they didn't go to war Australians were fighting in the British Army, Navy, etc.