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Beaurevoir
Battle honours
Relates to involvement in the Allied offensives on the Western Front in early October 1918 against the final systems of the German defence lines immediately behind the Hindenburg Line. Specifically ac...E84401
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Beaurevoir Line
Attack
The Beaurevoir Line was the last of a series of German defensive lines known collectively by the Allies as the Hindenburg Line. It was approximately eight kilometres to the rear of the main Hindenburg...E84293
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Black Day of the German Army in this war
Remark
This remark is attributed to General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937) following the unprecedented Allied advance on the 8 August 1918, the first day of the Battle of Amiens. The statement reveals Ludendor...E84828
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Black Sea operations
Operation
Surrounded by Russia to the north and Turkey to the south, the Black Sea was the scene of significant naval action between the two nations throughout much of the First World War. The Russian navy grad...E84743
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Broodseinde
Battle honours
Awarded for involvement in the successful assault and capture, as part of the Third Battle of Ypres, of the high ground around the village of Broodseinde. This was a significant defeat for the German ...E84417
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Bullecourt
Battle honours
Awarded for involvement in the Second Battle of Bullecourt: two weeks of bitter trench fighting which eventually, and at the cost of 2,250 Australian casualties, cleared and held part of the Hindenbur...E84419
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Charge at The Nek
Charge
The Nek was a vitally important position on the northern end of the ANZAC front line and the scene of a tragic attack by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade at dawn on 7 August 1915. It was a narrow bridge of...E84701
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Damascus
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the capture and occupation of Damascus on 1 October 1918..E84433
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Dardanelles 1915-1916
Battle honours
Campaign honour acknowledging involvement in the naval operations in the Dardanelles, Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmora during 1915. The honour includes operations conducted in support of land forces duri...E84436
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Defence of Anzac
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in defensive operations at Anzac (Gallipoli) between 8 May and 30 June 1915.E84441
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East Indies operations
Operation
Australian naval vessels were heavily committed to operations in the waters of the East Indies (around current-day Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines) between 1915 and 1917. Both the Dutch East ...E84746
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Egypt, 1915-17
Battle honours
Acknowledges involvement in defensive operations to protect Egypt from Turkish incursions during the period January 1915 to February 1917.E84454
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Egypt, 1915-16
Battle honours
Battle Honour awarded to AIF units who served in Egypt between December 1915 and March/ April 1916.E84453
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Egypt, 1916
Battle honours
Battle Honour awarded to units who served in Egpyt in 1916. This acknowledges the expansion of the AIF and those units who were formed in the early months of 1916.E84455
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El Mughar
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations to secure Mughar Ridge, Palestine.E84460
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Emden 1914
Battle honours
Acknowledges participation in the sinking of the German SMS Emden. HMAS Sydney was the only vessel to be awarded this honour.E84461
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Epéhy
Battle honours
Relates to specific involvement in the fierce British and Australian assault on Epéhy area as part of the overall attempts to breach the German Hindenburg Line. In the action elements of the 1st and 4...E84465
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Es Salt Raid
Raid
Es Salt, a village in Palestine 23 km west of Amman, was the scene of heavy fighting between 30 April and 3 May 1918. The fighting occurred as part of the second "raid" mounted east of the Jordan Rive...E84824
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Expansion and re-organisation of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in Egypt
Event
Early in 1916 the AIF underwent substantial expansion and re-organisation in Egypt. The 1st Division and 4th Infantry Brigade were split in two and their constituent infantry battalions divided, the r...E84708