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Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sopie were shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist.
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Austria-Hungary and Germany declared war on Serbia.Russia Mobilises to support its Serbian ally resulting in a chain reaction among European military alliances.
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Labor leader Andrew Fisher declares Australians will defend Britain. " To our last man and our last shilling'.
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Germany declares war on Russia on 1 August, France on 3 August and invates neutral Belgium on 4 August.
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The ANZAC ( Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) is formed in Egypt.
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April, 1915 – The ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) formed part of the British allied expedition and went out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula, Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey)
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The Gallipoli Campaign started for the British to be able to capture the Ottoman Empire Capital and because they wanted to secure their trading route with Russia. With this route, British forces would be able to supply Russia with ammunition, resources and reinforcements. This would then hopefully win the war for the allied nations and stop the German and Austria-Hungary forces on the Western front.
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The Battle of Gallipoli is a hugely significant event in Australia's history as it marks Australia's first real input into the war. We commemerate Anzac Day every year, with cermonies all around Australia. A service takes place at the Australian War Memorial at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Victoria Cross recipient Lance Corporal Albert Jacka, becomes first Australian that took part in WW1 to win the Victoria Cross for his actions at Gallipoli
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A combined British, Anzac and Gurkha force failed to take Hill 60 at Suvla.
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All of the remaining 20,000 Australians and New Zealanders were withdrawn from the Anzac area of Gallipoli.
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The last Anzac and British troops were evacuated from Suvla.
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The Gallipoli operation was unsuccessful and cost 26,111 Australian casualties, including 8,141 deaths
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Battle of Verdun begun.
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Australian soldiers take up positions on the Western front at Armentieres, France.
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Anzac day is offically named the 25th of Afril in 1916
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The first day of the battle of the somme is the single most costly 24hours in the history of the British army.
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Amid the harshest winter in 40 years, Australian troops attack positions around flers and Guedecourt as part of the final somme campaign.
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US president Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany after Germany breaks the agreement on halting submarine attacks on civilian ships in the English Channel
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Soviet Russia signs a treaty with Germany formally ending its participation in the war.
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Lieutenant-General John Monash leads the Australian Corps with some American units to victory at Le Hamel just 93 minutes after the start of battle.
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Germans launch the Marne-Reims Offensive, their last of the war.
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The Australian Corps spearheads the Allied victory at Amiens. This begins the Hundred Days Offensive leading to final victory.
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Kaiser Wilhelm was the Commander-in-Chief of the German armed forces. When it became clear that Germany would lose, Wilhelm was forced to retire his throne and flee Germany.
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Germany signs an agreement to stop fighting which takes effect at 11:00am bringing the First World War to an end. More than 60,000 Australian men were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed or taken prisoner.
