Australian Imperial Force

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The Australian Imperial Force was the main expeditionary military force of Australia during World War I, comprising volunteer soldiers who served overseas in major campaigns such as Gallipoli and on the Western Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
alliance Allied Powers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AIF ⓘ
approximateFatalities over 60000 killed ⓘ
approximateWounded over 150000 wounded ⓘ
associatedEvent Anzac Day ⓘ
branch land forces ⓘ
commander John Monash ⓘ
linked to: Sir John Monash

William Birdwood ⓘ
William Throsby Bridges ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
conscriptionUsed false ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
dissolved 1921 ⓘ
distinctFrom Citizen Military Forces ⓘ
formed 15 August 1914 ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
legacy central to Australian military tradition ⓘ
legalStatus separate from home defence forces ⓘ
majorCampaign Battle of Fromelles ⓘ
Battle of Pozieres ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pozières

Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli

Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ
Somme offensive ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Somme

Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ
memorializedAt Australian War Memorial ⓘ
mobilisationType expeditionary ⓘ
notableFormation 1st Australian Division ⓘ
2nd Australian Division ⓘ
3rd Australian Division ⓘ
4th Australian Division ⓘ
5th Australian Division ⓘ
Australian Corps ⓘ
Australian Light Horse ⓘ
origin Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
partOf Australian Army ⓘ
peakStrength over 330000 personnel ⓘ
primaryRole offensive operations overseas ⓘ
raisedFor service overseas ⓘ
recruitmentBasis voluntary enlistment ⓘ
servedOverseas true ⓘ
subordinateTo British high command ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Gallipoli ⓘ
linked to: Gallipoli 1915

Middle East ⓘ
Sinai and Palestine ⓘ
linked to: Sinai Peninsula

Western Front ⓘ
volunteerForce true ⓘ

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Referenced by (83)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australian Flying Corps → branchOfService → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Gordon Bennett → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps → branch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force on the Western Front ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
1st Division (Australia) → service → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
William Birdwood → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → formedFrom → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Merdjayoun → involved → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Clyde Cook → militaryService → Australian Imperial Force (World War I) ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
No. 5 Training Squadron AFC → serviceBranch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 5 Training Squadron AFC → operatedBy → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 6 Training Squadron AFC → service → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 7 Training Squadron AFC → operatedBy → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Thomas Blamey → militaryUnit → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
subject linked to: General Sir Thomas Blamey
No. 8 Training Squadron AFC → service → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Cecil Healy → militaryBranch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Polygon Wood → combatant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force → alliedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Cross of Sacrifice at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery → commemorates → Australian Imperial Force soldiers ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
Battle of Bullecourt (1917) → combatant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian Corps → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian Corps → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force infantry divisions ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
Rising Sun badge → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Fromelles → participant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Pozières → participant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Brudenell White → memberOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian Light Horse units → branch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
1st Australian Division → componentOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force → precededBy → First Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
1st Division (Australia) → raisedFor → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Division
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux → involvedUnit → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
I ANZAC Corps → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps → usedBy → Australian Imperial Force high command ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps → associatedWith → Australian national contingent in the British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
New Zealand and Australian Division → raisedFrom → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Anzac Cove → usedBy → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Frank Hurley → employer → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Frank Hurley → militaryBranch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of the Nek → combatant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Arthur Samuel Allen → enlistedIn → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Arthur Streeton → employer → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery → containsGravesOf → Australian forces ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
Polygon Wood Cemetery → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
German Army on the Western Front → opponent → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Cyril Clowes → militaryService → First Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
linked to: Australian Imperial Force
William Throsby Bridges → commanded → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
4th Australian Division → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ