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Some Australian women were also able to enlist the French and eventually the British militaries. The most senior Australian woman in military service during the war was Maud McCarthy, the British Expeditionary Force Matron-in-Chief for France and Flanders. Australian women also played a significant role on the Australian home front.
Pages in category "Australian women of World War I" The following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
According to the historians at the Australian War Memorial, [2] it is generally accepted that the total number of Australian casualties, killed and wounded at Anzac Cove, on 25 April 1915 is something of the order of 2,000 men; and, although no-one can be certain of the precise number, it is generally accepted that something like 650 Australian ...
Name Date of action Conflict Unit Place of action Location of medal Charles Anderson: 1942: Second World War: 2/19th Battalion: Muar River, Malaya: AWM [6] Thomas Axford: 1918: First World War: 16th Battalion: Hamel Wood, France: AWM [6] Peter Badcoe: 1967* Vietnam War: Australian Army Training Team: Huong Tra, Vietnam: AWM [7] Robert Beatham ...
They list the name of every woman who died in the line of service during WWI. An inscription thereon reads, “This screen records the names of women of the Empire who gave their lives in the war 1914–1918 to whose memory the Five Sisters window was restored by women”. [62] There are 1,513 names listed on the screens. [63]
Pages in category "Australian military personnel of World War I" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,069 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The bodies of nine Australian soldiers wrapped in hessian, laid out in the bottom of a mass grave at Warloy, France in August 1916. A total of 416,809 men enlisted in the Army during the war and 331,781 men were sent overseas to serve as part of the AIF. [231] A further 3,011 men served in the AN&MEF. [232]
Pages in category "Australian military personnel killed in World War I" The following 185 pages are in this category, out of 185 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .