![]() The Turks then closed the straits, laid mines, switched off the lighthouses and put up warning signs along the cliffs. 27 September 1914Ī British naval force at the entrance to the Dardanelles ordered a Turkish torpedo boat to turn back. 1 September 1914įrom 1 September to 9 December 1914, the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) seized German New Guinea and nearby German-ruled island territories. The Greeks produced a detailed plan for the capture of Gallipoli that would involve approximately 60,000 troops.Ĭhurchill felt that the Ottoman Empire was unlikely to remain neutral between Britain and Germany and that the Turks would enter the war on the German side. The First Lord of the British Admiralty, Winston Churchill, asked the Chief of the British Imperial General Staff to draw up a plan 'for the seizure of the Gallipoli Peninsula by means of a Greek army of adequate strength, with a view to admitting a British fleet to the Sea of Marmara'. Throughout August and September 1914, variously named 'patriotic funds' were formed in all states to raise money to send extra food and clothing to service personnel overseas. 13 August 1914Īustralian Red Cross established to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas. 10 August 1914ĪIF voluntary recruitment commenced. ![]() Bridges eventually chose the name for the new force - Australian Imperial Force (AIF). ![]() Major-General William Throsby Bridges appointed to command the proposed Australian military force. ![]() 4 August 1914īritish Empire and its dominions declared war on the German Empire and its allies. The Australian Government decided that in the event of war it would offer the United Kingdom (UK) a military force of 20,000 men and place the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under the control of the British Admiralty. Ottoman Empire signed a secret treaty with Germany against Russian Empire. Events leading up to the campaign 2 August 1914 ![]()
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