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Question: Where did Australia fight in WWI and WWII!?
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Wherever the mothercountry ENGLAND wanted our ANZACS to,and we still help our allies out to this day!.
Gallipoli was tragic for all!.
France,finding unmarked graves recently!.
PNG-Kokoda Track!.
Aussie soldiers were brave and the propaganda so influential to guilting so many young men into war!.
A man i take care of daily was a Rat Of Tobruk,he has many stories i'm sure,is so screwed up from his experiences in wartime,very sad that war can change someone and shake them to their very core!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

First World War, 1914-18!.

The First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war in August 1914, and Prime Minister Andrew Fisher's government pledged full support for Britain!. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm!.

Australia’s early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force taking possession of German New Guinea and the neighbouring islands of the Bismarck Archipelago in October 1914!. In November 1914 the Royal Australian Navy made a significant contribution when HMAS Sydney destroyed the German raider SMS Emden!.

On 25 April 1915 members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) landed at Gallipoli together with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France!. This began a campaign that ended with the evacuation of troops on 19 and 20 December 1915!. Following Gallipoli, Australian forces fought campaigns on the Western Front and in the Middle East!.

Throughout 1916 and 1917 losses on the Western Front were heavy and gains were small!. In 1918 the Australians reached the peak of their fighting performance in the battle of Hamel on 4 July!. From 8 August they then took part in a series of decisive advances until Germany surrendered on 11 November!.

The Middle East campaign began in 1916 with Australian troops participating in the defence of the Suez Canal and the allied reconquest of the Sinai peninsular!. In the following year Australian and other allied troops advanced into Palestine and captured Gaza and Jerusalem; by 1918 they had occupied Lebanon and Syria!. On 30 October 1918 Turkey sued for peace!.
http://www!.awm!.gov!.au/atwar/index/ww1!.as!.!.!.

For information about WW2 go to!.
Second World War
http://www!.awm!.gov!.au/atwar/index/ww2!.as!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

WW2 they fight in Singapore,other i don knowWww@QuestionHome@Com