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Great Britain declared war on Germany. Australia pledged a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal. Prime Minister Andrew Fisher declared that Australia would support Great Britain in the war against Germany
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Voluntary recruitment for Australian Imperial Force (AIF) commenced.
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Australian troops landed on the beaches of Gallipoli, Turkey.
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Australians repelled major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli. ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) used to describe Australian positions at Gallipoli.
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Charge of Australian Light Horse Brigade at the Nek, Gallipoli.
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Last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula.
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Australian soldiers took up positions on the Western Front at Armentieres, France.
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First commemoration of Anzac Day.
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Battle of Fromelles, France.
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Australian Light Horse in Battle of Romani, Egypt
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Somme campaign ended. Australian troops manned trenches throughout a severe winter on the Western Front, France.
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First Battle of Bullecourt, France.
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Second Battle of Bullecourt, France.
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Battle of Messines, Belgium.
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Third Battle of Ypres
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Australian Light Horse charged Turkish positions at Battle of Beersheba, Palestine.
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Australians drove Germans from Villers-Bretonneux, France
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Battle of Hamel, France.
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Australians stormed the Hindenburg Line, France.
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Australian Light Horsemen took Damascus, Syria.
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Representatives of Allied powers and Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, at Versailles, France, officially ending World War I. Prime Minister William Morris Hughes represented Australia.
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The first Anzac Day Dawn Service was held on Mt Clarence, overlooking King Georges Sound, Albany, Western Australia.
