Tag: lest we forget
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The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force – September 1914: Australia’s first ever joint military operation
One hundred years ago, in September 1914, Australia began its first ever joint military operation. The occupation of German New Guinea, taking place more than seven months before the Anzac landings, will always be overshadowed by the larger and more violent event at Gallipoli, but in its own regional context it was at least equally…