Timeline- Australian Involvement
1914
June- The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia.
August- The outbreak of World War 1. Australia declared its support for the British war effort.
October- The first AIF (Australian Imperial Force) of 20,000 men was raised.
1915
April- Anzac troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula
August- The attack on the Nek and Lone Pine.
October- William Morris Hughes became Prime Minister of Australia
November- Hughes announced an increase in the Australian force to 110,000 men.
December- The Gallipoli campaign ended in failure. The Anzacs and other troops were withdrawn.
1916
April- The fist Anzac Day remembrance service was held.
July- Australian troops took part in the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front, France.
October- The first Conscription referendum.
November- William Morris Hughes split from the Labor Party.
1917
January- The Nationalist Party was formed to include Hughes' breakaway group from the Labor Party.
December- The second conscription referendum in Australia.
1918
May- Sir John Monash assumed command of Australian forces in Europe.
November- The armistice was signed (11 November) and World War 1 came to an end.
June- The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia.
August- The outbreak of World War 1. Australia declared its support for the British war effort.
October- The first AIF (Australian Imperial Force) of 20,000 men was raised.
1915
April- Anzac troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula
August- The attack on the Nek and Lone Pine.
October- William Morris Hughes became Prime Minister of Australia
November- Hughes announced an increase in the Australian force to 110,000 men.
December- The Gallipoli campaign ended in failure. The Anzacs and other troops were withdrawn.
1916
April- The fist Anzac Day remembrance service was held.
July- Australian troops took part in the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front, France.
October- The first Conscription referendum.
November- William Morris Hughes split from the Labor Party.
1917
January- The Nationalist Party was formed to include Hughes' breakaway group from the Labor Party.
December- The second conscription referendum in Australia.
1918
May- Sir John Monash assumed command of Australian forces in Europe.
November- The armistice was signed (11 November) and World War 1 came to an end.
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