Where Anzacs fought in WWI
WHERE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TROOPS FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR I:
SAMOA: A New Zealand force seized the German colony of Samoa on August 29, 1914, encountering no resistance.
NEW BRITAIN: In September 1914, Australian troops seized Germany's New Guinea colony. In fighting on New Britain, six Australians died.
COCOS ISLANDS: The first engagement of the new Australian navy on November 9, 1914 when HMAS Sydney defeated German light cruiser Emden.
GALLIPOLI: Australia and New Zealand's part in the epic but unsuccessful and costly campaign to knock Turkey out of the war. That lasted from April 25, 1915 to withdrawal of the last Anzac forces on December 20.
EGYPT: Australian and New Zealand units fought with British units in Western Egypt in the early stage of the little known Senussi campaign. Supported by Germany and Turkey, the Senussi Muslim sect attacked British forces in Egypt from the west. This campaign concluded in March 1917.
MESOPOTAMIA: A detachment of the Australian Flying Corps and a group of New Zealand signallers participated in the abysmally managed and ultimately disastrous British campaign to drive Turkish forces out of what's now modern Iraq.
PALESTINE: Australian and New Zealand mounted forces both fought in the successful campaign to drive Turkish out of the Sinai and Palestine.
WESTERN FRONT: The main event of WWI for Australia and New Zealand, involving the greatest number of troops, the heaviest fighting and the most casualties.
PERSIA: Small numbers of Australian and New Zealand troops participated in Dunsterforce, deployed in 1917 into what's now Iran to guard against spread of Turkish and German influence.
RUSSIA: Some 150 Australian soldiers were recruited into British units to fight on the side of white Russians resisting the Bolsheviks in 1919.
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