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1918
Battle of MORLANCOURT, France. 10th and 11th Infantry Brigades occupied a ridge overlooking Morlancourt and helped to stem German advances during the Spring Offensive on the SOMME
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1918
SGT S. McDOUGALL won a Victoria Cross at DERNACOURT, France. 22 Germans were killed and 30 captured due largely to his actions. Eight days later he was to win a Military Medal
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1941
Battle of MATAPAN commenced. HMA Ships PERTH, STUART and VENDETTA participated in the battle off Crete which destroyed the Italian naval supremacy in the Mediterranean