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John "Barney" Hines (1878–1958) was a British-born Australian soldier of World War I, known for his prowess at taking items from German soldiers.Hines was the subject of a famous photo taken by Frank Hurley that depicted him surrounded by German military equipment and money he had looted during the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917.
Pages in category "Australian military personnel of World War I" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,068 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 ...
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]
Soldiers from the 4th Division near Chateau Wood, Ypres, in 1917. In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to engage in the conflict.
Australian military personnel of World War I (6 C, 1,067 P) ... Child soldiers in World War I (53 P) Czechoslovak military personnel of World War I (1 C, 13 P) E.
John Campbell Ross (11 March 1899 – 3 June 2009), at the time of his death, was Australia's oldest living person and the last surviving Australian enlisted soldier from the World War I period. As a civilian, Ross worked for Victorian Railways until he retired in 1964.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. September 2008 ... Australian Field Dressing Station during the Battle of Messines, 7 June 1917.