http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/-t1.htm Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:03:06 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/prosilver/site_logo.gif http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/-t1.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-november-t624.htm Trev h. 1 November 1914 First AIF sails The first Australian and New Zealand contingent sails from Albany, Western Australia, bound for Egypt. Only one in three of those who sailed in the first convoy would return physically unscathed at the end of the First World War. 1 November 1945 Australia ratifies United Nations Charter Australia played a leading role in the formation of the United Nations, a product of its commitment to the ideals for which the Allies fought in the Second World War. ... Australia's Monthly Military History Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:03:06 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-november-t624.htm#1819 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-november-t624.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-october-t592.htm Anonymous 17th October 1967 Federal Government send Centurion Tanks to Vietnam. This important date is not listed for October. The Federal Government at that time made a unexpected announcement that Centurion Tanks would form part of Australia's increased commitment to the war in South Vietnam which was announced on 17th October1967. Iwas a vehicle mechanic in the 1st Independent Armoured Squadron Workshop RAEME which was raised in October 1967 at Puckapunyal, Victoria in support of the first ... Australia's Monthly Military History Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:51:26 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-october-t592.htm#1736 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-october-t592.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-october-t589.htm Trev h. 1 October 1918 Australian Light Horsemen take Damascus The Light Horse advances into Damascus, the Syrian capital, at the end of the long and victorious advance that ended the First World War in the Middle East 2 October 1943 9th Division captures Finschhafen Finschhafen, in New Guinea, subsequently becomes the base for the protracted Huon Peninsula campaign, 1943-44. 3 October 1918 Lieutenant J. Maxwell, VC Lieutenant J. Maxwell, 18th Battalion, originally from Sydney, New South ... Australia's Monthly Military History Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:47:14 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-october-t589.htm#1732 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-october-t589.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-september-t558.htm Trev h. 1 September 1900 Trooper JH Bisdee, VC Trooper JH Bisdee, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, originally from Hutton Park, Tasmania, wins the Victoria Cross at Warm Bad, South Africa. 1 September 1900 Lieutenant GG Wylly, VC Lieutenant GG Wylly, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, originally from Hobart, Tasmania, wins the Victoria Cross at Warm Bad, South Africa. 1 September 1918 Temporary Corporal AH Buckley, VC Temporary Corporal A.H. Buckley, 54th Battalion, originally from Warren, ... Australia's Monthly Military History Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:16:42 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-september-t558.htm#1636 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australia-s-monthly-history-september-t558.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-august-t557.htm Trev h. 2 August 1941 Last major action involving Australians at Tobruk After its capture Tobruk was garrisoned by the 9th Division, elements of the 7th Division and other Allied units. The town was surrounded on three sides by the German Afrika Korps in April and remained besieged, but able to be re-supplied by sea, until December. Most Australians, however, left Tobruk between August and October. 2 August 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait The invasion began the series of events that led to the Gulf ... Australia's Monthly Military History Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:05:13 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-august-t557.htm#1635 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-august-t557.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-miltary-history-july-t482.htm Trev h. 1 July 1916 First day of the battle of the Somme This was the worst single day in the history of British arms with 60,000 men being killed or wounded. The battle of the Somme then continued for four months and resulted in more than 1,200,000 casualties on both sides. 1 July 1945 7th Division landed at Balikpapan, Borneo The landing at Balikpapan was the largest and final Australian amphibious landing of the Second World War. 2 July 1950 No. 77 Squadron flies first combat mission ... Australia's Monthly Military History Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:09:41 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-miltary-history-july-t482.htm#1445 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-miltary-history-july-t482.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-june-t456.htm Trev h. 1 June 1918 RAN aircraft first used in combat First use of aircraft in combat by ships of the Royal Australian Navy in the Heligoland Bight. Aircraft were launched from HMAS Sydney and HMAS Melbourne to intercept two German aircraft. 1 June 1941 Evacuation from Crete completed Over 16,000 troops were successfully evacuated from the island over four successive nights. 2 June 1967 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, arrives in Vietnam By 1967 Australia's commitment to the war ... Australia's Monthly Military History Sun, 31 May 2009 21:45:57 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-june-t456.htm#1401 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-june-t456.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-may-t422.htm skin 1 May 1945 26th Brigade, 9th Division, troops invade Tarakan General MacArthur instructed Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, commander of I Corps, to seize and hold Tarakan Island and destroy the enemy forces there. The Netherlands East Indies Government was to be re-established, Tarakan's oil producing capacity was to be conserved and the island's airfields put into use. The operation was codenamed Oboe 1, and the invasion began on 1 May 1945. Within five days the town and airstrip had ... Australia's Monthly Military History Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:27:31 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-may-t422.htm#1305 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-may-t422.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-april-t389.htm Anonymous 1 April 1921 First AIF disbanded During the four years of the First World War the first AIF gained a reputation for military prowess remains very much in the consciousness of Australians to the present day. 2 April 1917 Private J.C. Jensen, VC Private J.C. Jensen, 50th Battalion, originally from Loegstoer, Denmark, wins the Victoria Cross at Noreuil, France 3 April 1885 Tamai Tamai was the largest and most significant engagement in which the 770 man New South Wales contingent ... Australia's Monthly Military History Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:34:35 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-april-t389.htm#1211 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-april-t389.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-march-t360.htm Trev h. 1 March 1901 Naval and military forces of the States transferred to Commonwealth control With Federation state and federal authorities began planning for the establishment of federal military forces. 1 March 1942 HMAS Perth sunk in Sunda Strait Having survived the battle of the Java Sea HMAS Perth and the United States Cruiser Houston were sunk in a battle against overwhelming Japanese forces off the western tip of Java. 353 of Perth's 680 crew were killed in the battle. 2 March 1943 ... Australia's Monthly Military History Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:00:27 GMT http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-march-t360.htm#1095 http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-march-t360.htm http://black-berets.forumandco.com/australia-s-monthly-military-history-f3/australian-military-history-february-t323.htm Trev h. February 1 February 1943 Last Australian forces sail for home from the Middle East Japan's entry into the war forced the Australian Government to decline British requests to concentrate on the war in North Africa and Europe. Australia began to 'look to America' for support and concentrated the bulk of her forces against the Japanese. 2 February 1942 First Japanese air attack on Port Moresby The Japanese had hoped to occupy Port Moresby as a base from which to cut off shipping to ... 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