When was Australia in World War I?

Answer 1

Australia fought the Turks with New Zealand in World War 1. they were called the ANZAC. It stands for Australia New Zealand army corp They also fought against the Germans on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918.

Answer 2

Australia and New Zealand sent thousands of troops to Europe to serve with the British army. The most famous campaign they took part in with a leading role was the Gallpoli campaign in Turkey.

Answer 3

Australia contributed a great deal to Britain's war effort, costing the nation 60,000 dead. Australians were heavily involved in the Dardanelles campaign and in other campaigns in the Middle East, but Australian troops also fought on the Western front in France.

Answer 4

The first significant Australian action of the war was the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force's landing on Rabaul on 11 September 1914.

On 9 November 1914 the Royal Australian Navy made a major contribution when HMAS Sydney destroyed the German raider SMS Emden.

On 25 April 1915 members of the Australian Imperial Force landed on Gallipoli in Turkey with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France.

In 1918 the Australians reached the peak of their fighting performance in the battle of Hamel on 4 July.

The Middle East campaign began in 1916 with Australian troops taking part in the defence of the Suez Canal and the allied re-conquest of the Sinai Desert.

In the following year Australian and other allied troops advanced into Palestine and captured Gaza and Jerusalem; by 1918 they had occupied Lebanon and Syria and on 30 October 1918 Turkey sued for peace.

Answer 5

Australia had a predominantly British culture and saw itself as part of the British culture and as such when Britain went to war so did Australia. Australian soldiers in ww1 were volunteers.

Answer 6

When Great Britain declared war on Germany, it also meant that Australia was in the war

Answer 7

The Germans