1941 — Australian troops counterattacked unsuccessfully at Merdjayoun, Lebanon. 

1968 — HMAS Hobart was erroneously bombed by an American warplane, off Vietnam. 

1945 — Australian troops landed at Padas Bay, Borneo. 

1948 — The Malayan Emergency was declared.

1941 — Australian troops completed the capture of Sidon, Lebanon. 

1941 — Vichy French forces recaptured Merdjayoun, Lebanon. 

1965 — Australian infantry ambushed Indonesian troops at Kindau, Borneo. 

1941 — Australian troops secured the town of Jezzine, Lebanon. 

1966 — 6RAR arrived in South Vietnam. 

1941 — The Battle of Sidon, Lebanon began. 

1941 — The Battle of Jezzine, Lebanon began. 

1945 — Australian troops captured Brunei. 

1900 — The Battle of Diamond Hill, South Africa concluded.

1901 — The Battle of Wilmansrust, South Africa. 

1965 — Australian infantry ambushed Indonesian troops at Sungei Koemba, Borneo.

1996 — The ‘Black Hawk Tragedy’, Queensland, cost 18 lives.  

1940 — Australia declared war on Italy. 

1941 — Australian troops captured Merdjayoun, Lebanon. 

1943 — HMAS Wallaroo sank after colliding with an American ship in waters off Western Australia. 

2010 — The Shah Wali Kot Offensive, Afghanistan.

1918 — The Third Battle of Morlancourt on the Somme. 

1919 — The North Russia Relief Force arrived at Archangel. 

1941 — Recruiting began for the Torres Strait Island Defence Force. 

1941 — Australian troops crossed the Litani River, Lebanon. 

1941 — The Syria-Lebanon Campaign began.

1942 — Japanese submarines shelled Sydney and Newcastle. 

1950 — Thomas Blamey was promoted to Field Marshall.