Australians in the WW1

Lysykh Kiril 9-b

Beginning of the war
After Britain declared war on Germany
at the outbreak of World War I, the
Australian government's immediate
response was Prime Minister Joseph
Cook's words on August 5, 1914: "...If
the Empire would declare war,
Australia would do the same."
 • After the outbreak of war, Australian forces immediately began to
Occupation eliminate the possible threat to shipping due to the proximity of the
German Pacific colonies. The force reached Rabaul on September 11,
of German 1914 and occupied it the next day, encountering only weak resistance
from German defenders and local residents along the way during the
New Guinea Battles of Bita Paka and Toma. German New Guinea was occupied on
September 17, 1914. Australian casualties during these fighting were
light, amounting to six dead.
 Gallipoli
• To exclude Turkey from the war, the British
decided to land on the Gallipoli Peninsula
and, after a reasonable period of
reorganization and training of the
Australians, incorporate them into the
British, Indian and French forces involved in
the campaign. The Combined Australian and
New Zealand Army Corps under the
command of British General William
Bidwood subsequently landed on the
Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, 1915.
Results of the
Gallipoli operation
 Western Front
• Five Australian Imperial Force infantry divisions served
in France and Belgium following the withdrawal from
Egypt in 1916. I will no longer tell every detail of the
battles and operations in which the Australian Army took
part, but will only list the battles in which it took part: the
Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Fromelles, the First
and Second Battles of Bullecourt , the Battle of Messines,
the Third Battle of Ypres in Belgium, participation in the
battles of Dernacourt, Morlancourt, Ville-Britonny,
Guingard-Wood, Haizbrouck and Hamel, and the last
participation in the final battle took place on October 5,
1918 in Montbregen instead. The AIS then withdrew from
the front after the armistice was declared on November
11, 1918.
 • Australia's total losses during the
First World War were 54,000 killed
End of the and more than 100,000 wounded. In
conclusion, I would like to say that the
war Australian troops went through hell,
they showed skill, bravery and
courage, fighting for their country and
protecting their allies.