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1914–18 - World War I: 330,000 Australians serve; 60,000 are killed, 165,000 wounded.

1914–18 - World War I: 330,000 Australians serve; 60,000 are killed, 165,000 wounded.

In 1914, World War I began and Australia joined the Allied forces in the fight against Germany and the Central Powers.

Around 330,000 Australians served in this war, with around 60,000 of them losing their lives.

The first major action that Australian forces took part in was the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915, which was a failed amphibious assault on the Ottoman Empire.

In 1916, the Australians fought in the Battle of the Somme, the largest battle the British and French forces fought in the war.

In 1917, Australian forces took part in the Battle of Messines and the Third Battle of Ypres.

In 1918, the Australians fought in the Battle of Hamel and the Hundred Days Offensive, which was the final Allied offensive of the war.

By the end of the war, 165,000 Australians had been wounded and 60,000 had been killed.

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