Because many Aussies fought and died in it.
The Australians lost many of their men in the seige of Tobruk. The story is complicated. See the link below to read the entire story.
1939 to 1945.
The Australians fought as part of the British Commonwealth on the side of the Allies.
The Australians were part of the allies and actively participated in WWII
Approximately a million.
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Properous for most Australians.
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1027.
17,501.
John Curtin .
Some Australians may have gone up to meet the Japanese when they struck Darwin in '42.