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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip
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Austria-Hungary and Germany declare war on Serbia
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Labour leader Andrew Fisher declares that Australia will join the war to protect Britain
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Britain declares war on Germany and becomes allies with France and Russia
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Lieutenant William Malcolm Chisholm from Sydney was the first known Australian to be killed in war
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The First Division of the Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Expeditionary Force departs Albany, Western Australia.
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Turkey joins Germany and Austria-Hungary in the war
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The Australia and New Zealand Troops arrive and set up camp near the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt
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New Zealand troops and Australian Troops form ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp)
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Australian, New Zealand and French soldiers attempt to land at Gallipolli but are driven back by the Ottamans
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The first ANZAC brigade successfully captured the Turkish Trenches
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The Australian and New Zealand Troops evacuate Gallipolli with only two men slightly injured
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Australian troops take there positions at the westrern front at Armentiers in France
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The first ANZAC day is held.
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The Anzac Mounted Division fights its first major action at Romani. Anzac and British mounted troops halt the Turkish advance and force them to withdraw. The action puts a stop to the Turkish threat to the Suez Canal.
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American president Woodrow Wison declares war on Germany
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Australian and British troops attack the German frontline near the village of Bullecourt in northern France. But it was not planned very well and there were over 3000 casualties and over 1100 taken prisoner.
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The 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade charges the Turkish trenches at the strategic town of Beersheba. With only bayonets in their hands - used as makeshift swords - the light horsemen overrun the Turks in less than an hour.
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The Australian troops ally a victory at Amiens. This begins the Hundred Days Offensive leading to final victory. Germans at Amiens experience the "Black Day of the German Army" as later described by General Ludendorff.
