Australians at War 1901-2000
1914
4 August 1914
Great Britain declared war on Germany. Australia pledged a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal.
Prime Minister Andrew Fisher declared that Australia would support Great Britain in the war against Germany
'....to the last man and the last shilling.'
10 August 1914
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- Waiting to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Melbourne Town Hall, 1914–1918. [AWM negative A03406]
Voluntary recruitment for Australian Imperial Force (AIF) commenced.
13 August 1914
The Australian Red Cross was established to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas.
August–September 1914 saw the formation of variously named 'patriotic funds' in all States to raise money to send extra food and clothing to service personnel overseas.
11 September 1914
1 September – 9 December 1914
The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) seized German New Guinea and nearby German-ruled island territories.
October 1914
C E W Bean was appointed as Australia's official war correspondent.
1 November 1914
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- Men of the Australian Infantry Force (AIF) marching through Melbourne, 1914—1918. [AWM negative J00351]
The First Division of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) sailed from Albany, Western Australia, for Egypt.