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	First Australian Imperial Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1st AIF was a purely volunteer force for the duration of the war.
		The 1st AIF was predominantly a fighting force — the proportion of combat troops to non-combatants (medical, logistical, etc.) was exceeded only by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
		In the AIF, mutiny was one of two charges that carried the death penalty, the other being desertion to the enemy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force (987 words)

	Australian Imperial Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was the name given to two all-volunteer Australian Army forces dispatched to fight overseas during World War I and World War II.
		The two AIFs are distinguished by referring to the World War I contingent as the 1st AIF, and the World War II contingent as the 2nd AIF.
		During World War I, the Australian Flying Corps, the precursor of the Royal Australian Air Force, was part of the 1st AIF.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Imperial_Force (177 words)

	Second Australian Imperial Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 2nd AIF was formed, from 1939 onwards, to fight overseas: most army units were Militia (reserve) units and under Australian law at the time, Militia troops could serve only in Australia, or its overseas territories.
		The 2nd AIF's main strength consisted of four divisionss raised in 1939-40: the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th.
		Australian prisoners of war, like other Allied prisoners of the Japanese, were often held in extremely inhumane conditions, such as Changi prison, or in Japan itself.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/second_australian_imperial_force (757 words)

	Arthur Roden Cutler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In April 1940, he transferred from the citizen's militia to the Second Australian Imperial Force, receiving a commission in the 2/5 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, Australian 7th Division of the Australian Imperial Force.
		Cutler was 25 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 2 /5 Field Artillery, in the Second Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
		He was Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan, (1958-1961), and Australian Consul-General in New York, (1961-1965), during which period he was the Australian delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1962, 1963 and 1964.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Arthur_Roden_Cutler (635 words)

	Patches of Machine Gun Corps, Service Corps & Pioneers
		Australian Imperial Force Order 594, dated 20th April 1917, directed that each of these companies would wear the patch of the headquarters of the division to which it was attached, with the patch of the Machine Gun Corps worn directly below.
		HQ AIF immediately directed that this patch be redesigned as it was similar to that already in use by the 4th Aust.
		For AIF personnel only, but this patch was not cancelled by Australian Imperial Force Order 1216 of 3.5.1918, and may not even have been in use by this stage as the unit was predominantly British.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/patches/mg.htm (2238 words)

	First Australian Imperial Force -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 1st AIF was a purely (A person who performs voluntary work) volunteer force for the duration of the war.
		Close to 20% of those who served in the 1st AIF had been born in the (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom but all enlistments had to occur in Australia (there were a few exceptions).
		In the AIF, (Open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)) mutiny was one of two charges that carried the (Putting a condemned person to death) death penalty, the other being desertion to the enemy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fi/First_Australian_Imperial_Force.htm (1390 words)

	Australian Army 1939-41
		This force was entitled the Second Australian Imperial Force or 2nd AIF and was modeled after the First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) that was raised during the first world war.
		When the 2nd AIF began to form it initially recruited heavily from the milita units, but this was stopped shortly to the consternation of many militia officers and men.
		The 6th Australian Infantry Division was reflective in miniature of the population of Australia in its recruitment.
	users.adelphia.net /~dryan67/orders/aust.html (1875 words)

	First Australian Imperial Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) was the military expeditionary force formed on August 15 1914 in response to Britain declaring war on Germany at the start of World War I.
		The exceptions were an Australian Flying Corps squadron and a casualty clearing station, which participated in the occupation of the Rhineland.
		The 1st AIF officially ceased to exist on April 21, 1921.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/first_australian_imperial_force (988 words)

	Anzacs
		Soldiers came from the full range of social, religious and economic backgrounds represented in the wider Australian population, but the original intention that half the force be drawn from men with militia training and half without does not appear to have been realised even in the early contingents.
		The most successful feature of a campaign which cost the AIF over 8,000 dead and 18,000 wounded was the evacuation in December; its execution was flawless and the Australians withdrew without suffering a single casualty.
		But the final allied offensives cost the AIF another 21,000 casualties and on 5 October they were withdrawn from the front for a rest, preparatory to further action in the new year.
	www.nasho.asn.au /anzacs.htm (1031 words)

	Australian Imperial Force Badge - Fovant Badges Society
		Major General Sir Edward Hutton, the newly appointed first Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Forces used this trophy as his inspiration when he requested a General Service Badge to be worn by the Australian soldiers in South Africa.
		Proudly worn in two world wars, the rising sun, officially known as the General Service Badge of the Imperial Forces, became one of the best recognised and honoured insignia of the allied armies.
		An integral part of the digger tradition, its distinctive shape, worn on the upturned brim of a slouch hat is readily identified with the spirit of ANZAC.
	www.fovantbadges.com /bad_au.htm (205 words)

	ANZAC Day - Stories from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal
		In the legend, the Australian Imperial Force was a democratic organisation, in which there were friendly relations between officers and men, and anyone could rise from the ranks to a commission.
		The Australian War Memorial website has a section dedicated to the tradition of Anzac Day which explains its cultural importance to Australians and the rituals which surround commemoration services such as wreath laying, sounding of the Last Post and the observance of one minute's silence.
		AIF is an abbreviation for Australian Imperial Force.
	www.acn.net.au /articles/anzac (1834 words)

	HQ AIF, the Australian Flying Corps, Light Horse
		Raised on 1.7.1918 from Australian and New Zealand components of the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade and was allotted to the Australian Mounted Division.
		The XIX Brigade, RHA(TF) was allotted to the Australian Mounted Division and comprised 'A' and 'B' Batteries HAC, and the 1st/1st Nottinghamshire Battery RHA(TF).
		Became the Australian Field Squadron on 20.6.1917 with the addition of the 5th Field Troop AE, and was redesignated 2nd Field Squadron AE in November 1917.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/patches/afc.htm (5046 words)

	1918 - The Australian Imperial Force in 1918
		In 1916, Australian troops - then consisting of four divisions - were moved to the fighting fronts of France and Belgium.
		Nevertheless, throughout all this suffering, the men of the AIF gained a reputation for reliability, competence and skill - a reputation that was to be greatly consolidated throughout 1918.
		Australian ships saw extensive service and did significant work protecting ports and coastlines, keeping the trade routes open, enabling the passage of troops, and directly engaging the Imperial German Navy.
	www.awm.gov.au /1918/aif (1023 words)

	Remembrance Day
		In Victoria Street a group of Australian 'boys' accompanied by a band and their girls decorated in red, white and blue, were swinging down towards Whitehall to the huge delight of all spectators...
		Australian troops earned a reputation for their gallantry and courage under dreadful conditions, and they were often used by the British command as the first wave of an assault, leading to heavy casualties.
		Even on the Western Front he had exercised his vote in the Australian elections and in the referendums as to conscription, and it was largely through his own act in these ballots that the Australian people had rejected conscription and that, to the end, the A.I.F. consisted entirely of volunteers.
	www.acn.net.au /articles/remembrance (1033 words)

	Conyers, Evelyn Augusta - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She served in Egypt and Greece for the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during 1914 — 1915 and was promoted to matron, to take charge of most posted army nurses.
		In 1916 the AIF transferred Conyers to their London headquarters to help reconcile differences between the nurses and medical staff and the Australian and British nursing services.
		Her first post was at the 1st Australian General Hospital in Egypt, but soon after arriving Conyers was sent to the Egyptian Army Hospital (Abbassia) to give urgent assistance.
	www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/biogs/P001031b.htm (524 words)

	Trenches on the Web - Special: ANZAC Memories
		The Australian Imperial Force, the AIF, was raised for service overseas in the war against Germany.
		It was divided, and for the rest of the war the Australians would fight in two widely separated theatres: France and the Middle East.
		The combined forces finally defeated the Turks a week or so before the end of the war in Europe in 1918.
	www.worldwar1.com /sfanzac.htm (1115 words)

	Articles - Second Australian Imperial Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 2nd AIF's main strength consisted of four divisions raised in 1939â“40: the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th (The divisional numbers 1 through 5 were retired following thier use by the 1st AIF).
		General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific, was criticised for his use of Australian forces.
		Although he had initially depended on the Australian Army for all of his ground forces, MacArthur deployed them in secondary assignments during 1943-45, where they often fought what many considered to be pointless battles.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Second_Australian_Imperial_Force?mySession=cffa38b631912a5fba69bacaccc17740 (788 words)

	Australian Imperial Force Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers
		A.I.F. Burial Ground is 2 kilometers north of the village of Flers, between Le Sars and Gueudecourt.
		The village was lost during the German advance of March 1918 and retaken at the end of the following August by the 10th West Yorks and the 6th Dorsets of the 17th Division.
		The cemetery was begun by Australian medical units, posted in the neighbouring caves, between November 1916 and February 1917.
	www.btinternet.com /~prosearch/DinnakenPage12.html (488 words)

	5th Battalion Australian Imperial Force Reenactors Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When the war broke out in 1914, the Australian Government pledged an initial contingent of one Infantry Division and a Mounted (Light Horse) Brigade to the aid of the mother country.
		In the course of the war, this force grew to five Infantry Divisions, two Mounted Divisions, and various separate units (Flying Corps, Heavy Artillery, etc,).
		The division was officered by a large percentage of the Australian regulars, and the Infantry Battalions were cadred by volunteers from the various Militia Battalions.
	members.cox.net /anzac1914/history.html (488 words)

	Le Hemel Offensive
		The offensive at Le Hamel was planned by John Monash, commander of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on the Western Front.
		Australian Imperial Force after the Battle of Le Hamel in 1918.
		It was to him, and to his acute brain and quick decision, that we owed the surprise attack by the Australians at Villers Bretonneux which saved Amiens, and perhaps the Channel ports, after the retreat of 1918, when disaster was very near and but little stood in the enemy's way that night.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWhemel.htm (292 words)

	Australian Imperial Force
		The Australian Cavalry were transferred to Palestine and served under General Sir Edmund Allenby.
		The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was founded in 1914 and contributed pilots and aircraft to the Mesopotamian Front, Palestine and the Western Front.
		The Australian people will recognise that to them they owe their safety, that through them their honour stands high among the free peoples of the world.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWaustralia.htm (3809 words)

	Military History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Australian Imperial Force in France, During the Main German Offensive, 1918 : The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918
		The Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine : 1914-1918 (The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918, Vol Vii)
		The Australian Imperial Force in France; During the Allied Offensive, 1918 : The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918
	www.discovermilitaryhistory.com /dmh4/dmh44.html (237 words)

	Joint Service Flags (Australia)
		According to Album 2000, the Chief of Defence Force's flag is a horizontally striped joint services flag with four five pointed stars in the bottom stripe.
		This flag is flown with the Chief of Navy, Chief of Army and Chief of Air Force flags outside the Department of Defence in Canberra almost daily.
		The flag of the Chief of Australian Imperial Military Force (WWII) was the Australian National Flag with the army 'Rising Sun' in gold at the centre of the lower half of the flag.
	flagspot.net /flags/au^trisv.html (762 words)

	Australian Magpie on About Animals! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Australian Magpie Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Appearance The Australian magpie is one of the most common and well-known birds in South Australia.
		Australian native animals are relying on you for their care and protection.
		Australian magpie Australian magpie What do Australian magpies look like Australian Magpie, (Gymnorhina tibicen) Jerrawa Creek Landcare Group Australian Magpie.
	australian-magpie.aboutanimals.net (239 words)

	ipedia.com: Kokoda Track Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought from July 1942 to January 1943 between Japanese and Australian forces in the Owen Stanley Range of Papua New Guinea.
		The track is passable only on foot, this had extreme repercussions for logistics, the size of forces and the type of warfare conducted on the Track.
		However, Militia reinforcements, notably the 39th (Militia) Battalion fought a stubborn rearguard action for a month, until they were relieved by units from the Australian 7th Division and other elements of the Second Australian Imperial Force.
	www.ipedia.com /kokoda_track.html (479 words)

	Gallipoli
		Australian soldiers from the 3rd Brigade landing at Gallipoli.
		Nearly 9000 Australians died on that dreadful beach, but Ted Matthews, who was an 18-year-old carpenter when he enlisted, is the only soldier still alive who landed on that first fateful day.
		At sunset, Australian cavalry forces made one of the most daring charges in military history against the heavily fortified Turkish stronghold at Beersheba.
	www.mindspring.com /~johnaust/www/Gallipoli.htm (2331 words)

	Australian Imperial Force :: Action-Figure :: Toy, Collectibles and Action Figure News and Reviews from across the Globe
		Sixty years later, this member of the Australian Imperial Force is the newest 1:6 scale action figure in the Elite Force WWII collection from bbi.
		The Australian Imperial Force troops left the Suez region and returned to defend their homeland against the Japanese Forces.
		This would be Japan's second and last attempt as they were no match for the Australians who had become highly skilled in jungle warfare during previous campaigns.
	www.action-figure.com /Article7863.html (350 words)

	Lee's Toy Review - Your Source for Action Figures, Toys, and Die Cast Information
		The Australian Imperial Force troops returned from duty in the Suez Canal region to defend against a threatening Japanese Army bent on conquest and occupation of the Aussie homeland.
		One of the most memorable battles of the Pacific Theater Campaign was the Australian Imperial Force's defense of New Guinea's Kokoda Trail.
		The battle at the Kokoda Trail would be Japan's second and last attempt as its forces were no match for the Australians, who were already expert at jungle warfare.
	www.leestoyreview.com /news-detail.asp?ID=274 (228 words)

	42nd Battalion Australian Imperial Force (AIF) 1916/19
		As a tribute to the sacrifice and dedication, not to mention the sheer raw almost unbelievable courage of the men of the AIF I have added a few bits and pieces that I have collected along the way.
		As a proud Australian can I remind other Aussies that it is impossible to spell ANZAC without the NZ.
		It is solely the responsibility of Ted Harris 24 Kingston Ave Alexandra Hills 4161 Qld.
	www.firstaif.info /42 (486 words)

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