Australia in World War I

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Australia

  • Map showing the country of Australia divided into its states and territories with major cities and surrounding bodies of water, including the Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, and Pacific Ocean.
    In Australia: World War I

    Some 330,000 Australians served in World War I; 60,000 died, and 165,000 suffered wounds. Few nations made such relatively heavy sacrifice. The most famous engagement of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was in the Dardanelles Campaign (1915); the day of the landing at Gallipoli—April…

    Read More