Where Did Australian Soldiers fight in WWi?CONTENT POINT:
Locate and sequence where Australians fought - World War One OUTCOME: HT 5-4: Explain and analyse the causes and effects of events and developments in the modern world and Australia. The Australian soldiers in World War 1 fought in various locations. Namely, these locations included the Western Front, Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine.
The Western Front was a series of trenches which spread for 700 kilometres from the Belgian Coast to the Swiss border. This lasted the entirety of the war from 1914 to 1918. The Western Front included many battle location and camps, twenty-nine of which Australian soldiers fought in. The most famous comprise the Battle of the Somme and Fromelles (1916), Battle of Bullecourt (1917), Arras, Ypres, and Messines. The Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey however is one of the most important locations of war for many Australians. This is mainly due to the landing at ANZAC Cove. The dawn of the 25th of April 1915 marked this horrific event with more than 650 ANZAC soldiers killed in action. Other locations of the Gallipoli campaign (otherwise known as the Dardanelles campaign) included the Lone Pine, Krithia and the Nek. This campaign ended 9 January 1916. Campaigns in the Middle East followed the struggle on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Australian troops returned to Egypt and participated in a number of campaigns in the Middle East. Some examples include the Battle of Romani, Battle of Magdhaba, Battle of Rafa, Jerusalem operations and in the Gaza. Egypt was also the first stop for many ANZAC's before going to the front line. The Home Front of Australia contributed to warfare significantly during the war. With many Australian men on the front line this influenced change within Australia's society. The 'Great War' nonetheless, most significantly began the changing role for women. Prior to the war the women were expected to be wives, mothers and manage households, however WWI generated revolution. Women in the war were encouraged to volunteer in the 'war effort' and joined various organisations. The Australian Red Cross organisation authorised some women to leave Australia to provide medical assistance to the soldiers. Women began to be permitted to also join the work force in Australia. Women's contribution to the workforce rose however, the rise was generally only in jobs previously perceived as a female occupations e.g. clothing and food. |
NOW THAT WE HAVE SEEN WHERE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS FOUGHT IN THE 'GREAT WAR', LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE OUR MEN FOUGHT IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR!