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Weapons used by the Australian Army in World War I

Standard weaponryAlthough the Australian Army was still being formed when the war began, weaponry between the 6 Australian states had been standardised since Federation in 1901.

Where Australians served during World War I

Service men and women from AustraliaSailors, who mostly served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), worked o

Why should you people at home not know the horrors of war

John Alexander Raws wasn't in the war for long but in the four weeks or so he was there, he saw and experienced the most horrific fighting of World War I.

William Donovan Joynt

Citation for Victoria CrossFor most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during the attack on Herleville Wood, near Chuignes, Peronne, on 23rd August, 1918.

William Dunstan

William John Symons

William Joseph Punch

Early lifeWilliam Joseph Punch was born around 1880 in the Bland River area near Goulburn, New South Wales.

William Matthew Currey

William Morris Hughes

William Morris Hughes, often called 'Billy Hughes', was Australia’s 7th prime minister and an important figure in Australia's political and wartime history.

William Riddell Birdwood

The 'soul of Anzac'

William Ruthven

William Thomas Dartnell

World War I and Australia 1914 to 1918

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Wounded soldier pleads for young nephew to stay out of war

The horror of war was the subject of many a letter back home from Australian troops to their families during World War I and Walter Wells was no exception.

Wreck of the hospital ship SS Maheno at Fraser Island

A ship that served in many roles during the war came to rest in the sands of Fraser Island.

Yass Boys' Comfort Fund 1915-19

The people of Yass sent comfort parcels of chocolate to their local boys at the front.
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