1942— Battle of Eora Creek, New Guinea, commences with Australian troops continued to drive the Japanese back along the Kokoda Trail.

1944— HMAS Australia was escorted to Manus Island, New Guinea, for emergency repairs after being struck in a kamikaze aircraft attack in Leyte Gulf.

1942— Second Battle of El Alamein, Egypt, commences. This battle saw troops of the 9th Australian Division and RAAF fighter and bomber squadrons in action.

1970— HMAS Perth landed a US Commando unit in the southern area of the Demilitarized Zone in Vietnam to prevent Viet Cong small craft ferrying mines to South Vietnam.

1916 — Able Seaman Albert Knaggs, of HMAS AE2 (submarine), died of typhus while a POW at the Turkish POW Camp at Belemedik. He was the last of four AE2 men to die while interred.

1942 — Battle of Goodenough Island, New Guinea. This island was occupied by the Japanese and securing it was part of the build-up for a major offensive at Buna. 

1950 — Battle of Yongju, also known as the battle of The Apple Orchard, the first action that Australian troops saw in the Korean War. Seven Australians were wounded in the action.

1915— The Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiry Bureau was established in Cairo, Egypt.

1916— 5th Australian Division entered the front line near Flers on the Somme.

1943— Flight Lieutenant William Newton of No 22 Sqn RAAF is posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross.

1944— HMAS Australia is struck by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.  Thirty Officers and men, including the Commanding Officer, were killed and 64 were wounded.

1900— New South Wales naval contingent entered Peking. These sailors joined other forces of the British Empire against Chinese fighters during the Boxer Rebellion.

1944— Battle of Leyte Gulf. HMA Ships Australia, Shropshire, Arunta, Warramunga, Gascoyne, Westralia, Kanimbla, Manoora, and HDML 1074 were involved. 

1950— An American regiment parachutes into the area north of Pyongyang, under protection of No 77 Squadron, RAAF.

1915— HMA Ships Parramatta, Warrego, Yarra, and Una on patrol in the Malay Archipelago, Malaysia.

1916— HMAS Melbourne, in company with other warships, took part in a sweep of the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

1919— The Australian Naval Board approved the inclusion of Advance Australia Fair in the repertoire of RAN bands. 

1943— Battle of Siki Cove, New Guinea. Imperial Japanese forces were defeated after several days of fighting.

1944— HMAS Geelong sank after colliding with a US tanker off New Guinea.

1967— HMAS Perth is struck by return fire from a Viet Cong battery near Cape Lai, Vietnam, with four crewmen were injured. This was the only time an Australian warship suffered casualties from enemy fire in the Vietnam War.

1950— Soldiers of 3RAR are involved in the Battle of Sariwon, Korea. At least 215 North Korean soldiers were killed, and 2,000 taken prisoner.

2001— Prime Minister John Howard announces Australia’s military commitment to the “War on Terrorism”. This will come to be known as Operation SLIPPER.

1900— New South Wales Lancers in action at Lake Chrissie, South Africa, during the Boer War.

1916— Saboteurs cut all electrical connections in HMAS Brisbane, under construction at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney.

1967— Royal Australian Navy helicopters deployed to Vietnam, joining the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company at Vung Tau. Five RAN helicopter crew died in Vietnam.