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A flying career cut short – and the Steele brothers

Norman's career in the Australian Flying Corps Norman was in his final year of school when war was declared in 1914. He had been:

Australian Flying Corps in World War I

Australian planes and crews flew in the Middle East from 1915 to 1918 and in Europe from 1916 until they returned home after the war, in May 1919.

Australians who continued to serve in 1918 and 1919

In service until repatriation

Harry Cobby: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Harry Cobby was a bank clerk in Melbourne when the war began in 1914. He was keen to serve but his job at the bank was considered essential and he wasn't able to enlist in the Australian Imperial…

Mesopotamia Campaign 1915 to 1918

British-led forces seize Basra Britain tried to secure Persian oilfields controlled by the Ottoman Empire after the Turks allied with Germany.

No 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps: Australians in World War I (Video)

A short film telling the story of 2 men who served in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I. Air Commodore Arthur Henry 'Harry' Cobby was a pilot with No 4 Squadron. Air Mechanic 2nd…

Training Australian army recruits during World War I

Outbreak of war When the war began, Australia's military forces included:

Walter Watt's story of First World War service (Video)

This short film is about Lieutenant Colonel Walter Oswald Watt, who served with the Australian Flying Corps during World War I.
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