1918 — ANZAC Mounted Division, comprising of 3 Australian Light Horse Brigades and, the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, captured AMMAN, JORDAN

1914 — The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force occupied MADANG, New Guinea. New Guinea at that time was a German colony

1942 — GEN T. Blamey is appointed Commander in Chief Allied land forces in the Pacific

1942 — HMAS VOYAGER ran aground in BETANO BAY, Timor while landing 2/4 Independent Company. The ship was subsequently scuttled to prevent it falling into enemy hands

1943 — HMAS AUSTRALIA is involved in the Battle of DAKAR, West Africa. This battle was against Vichy French forces

1969 — Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team 3 is awarded USN Meritorious Unit Commendation for conspicuous service in Vietnam

1943 — 20th Brigade landed at SCARLET BEACH, Finschhafen, New Guinea. LCDR J. Bland, RANR, was posthumously awarded a US Navy Cross for outstanding bravery in this action

1943 — LEUT H. Henty-Creer, RANVR, commanded midget submarine X-5 in and attack against the German battleship TIRPITZ in KAA FIORD, Norway.  TIRPITZ was damaged in the attack and was out of action for 6 months

1916 — HMAS Melbourne joined the Second Light Cruiser Squadron for operations in the NORTH SEA. The Squadron was based at ROSYTH, Scotland

1918 — Australian Flying Corps airmen attacked Turkish troops at WADI FARA, Palestine

1971 — Battle of Nui Le, South Vietnam. Soldiers of B and D Company 4RAR/NZ fought an Intense battle in which 5 Australians were killed and 24 wounded. This was the last battle fought by Australians in South Vietnam

1912 — Official formation of the AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS. The AFC served in MESOPOTAMIA, the Middle East and the Western Front.

1917 — 2ND LT F. BIRKS won a VC at GLENCORSE WOODS near YPRES, Belgium

1917 — PTE R. INWOOD won a VC at POLYGON WOOD, YPRES, Belgium

1918 — HMAS MELBOURNE patrols off the Norwegian Coast, searching for German surface raiders 

1918 — Battles of MEGIDDO, NABLUS and SHARON involving the 5th Australian Light Horse Brigade. These battles launched the final offensive against the Turks in Palestine and Syria  

1943 — 2/6th Independent Company captured KIAPIT, New Guinea. An airfield was then constructed in the area and it became the base for 7th Div operations in the Markham Valley. This is noted as one of the outstanding Australian actions of WW2

1918 —  Sgt G. SEXTON (true name M BUCKLEY) won a VC at Le VIGUIER, France

1918 — Pte J. WOODS won a VC at LE VIGUIER, France

1916 — CPO C. VARCOE of HMAS AE2 died while a Prisoner Of War (POW) in Turkey. He was the first of 4 from AE2 to die as a POW

1942 — HMAS NAPIER, NIZAM, NESTOR and NEPAL participated in the assault on TAMATAVE, Madagascar. The port surrendered after a 2 hour bombardment                         

1918 —  Australian attack on the HINDENBURG LINE. The 1st and 4th Divisions breached the forward edge of the main German defensive line. The Australians suffered over 1000 casualties but took over 4300 prisoners

1943 —  LEUT L. Goldsworthy RANVR disarmed a German bomb found under a wharf at Southampton. He was awarded a George Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty. Goldsworthy, from Broken Hill, was also awarded the George Cross, Distinguished Service Cross and Mentioned in Dispatches during the war

1942 — Japanese advance on Port Moresby halted at IORIBAIWA

1943 — Japanese abandon LAE after heavy fighting. LAE became a major Allies base and today is the site of the second largest Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in PNG. 2359 Australians are buried there and another 348 with no known grave are remembered there.