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Anzac Day 2007 Gallipoli Turkey
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On 4 August 1914, Australia, as part of what was
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other member countries of the Empire
(Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and India) Australia joined with
Great Britain to fight Germany and her allies; Turkey was one of
Germany's allies.
At that time Australia was a new nation, less than 14 years old and for
the first time Australians from all over the country came together to
form an Australian army.
This force, the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), initially 30,000
strong, left for overseas in November 1914.
While Colonial troops from all the Australian states had fought in South
Africa in the Boer War, the common question in 1914 was - How would
these young Australians perform as soldiers in this awful conflict of
nations?
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