ON THIS DAY
31 July
2017
Third battle of Ypres begins
Known as the battle of Passchendaele, the third battle of Ypres was the collective name given to campaign that lasted until November 1917 in southern Belgium. The actions in which Australians took part were Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcappelle, and Passchendaele.
2014
Labor leader Andrew Fisher declares Australians will defend Britain "to our last man and our last shilling"
The extent Australia's sacrifice in the First World War could not have been imagined when Fisher made his famous commitment.
2009
Iraq War
Australian combat troops cease operational role in Iraq
2000
Victorian naval contingent departs Melbourne on SS Salamis for China.
With many Australian soldiers fighting in South Africa, Australia's commitment to the Boxer Rebellion in China was a naval one.
1962
The advance party of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrives in South Vietnam
Colonel Ted Serong, Commander of AATTV, flies into Saigon, ahead of the main body of the AATTV, which would arrive on 3 August. The arrival of "the Team" signalled the beginning of more than ten years of Australian involvement in the Vietnam War.
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