England entered the First World War on August the 4th 1914, after Germany refused their demands to respect Belgium's neutrality in the war. Australia also entered the war in 1914 for the simple reason it was a British colony, not a sovereign state and it "had no choice but to be"1 involved in the war.

According to Beaumont (1995), Australian's felt a deep attachment to England and the outbreak of the war was greeted and embraced in Australia, with great public enthusiasm2. This enthusiasm was due among other reasons to the fact that many of the Australian immigrants and culture had originated from Britain. This deep attachment to the mother country motivated Australia to contribute to and become involved in the allied war effort on many different levels.

One of the main contributions Australia made to the allied war effort was its military involvement. Australia's first military contribution was its rapid recruitment, formation and dispatch of a military contingent, shortly after the outbreak of the war. Within weeks a force of 20,000 troops, which had previously been promised to the British, was formed, by a flood of volunteers (many thou

The 1st division where then heavily bombarded by German Artillery and the 2nd and 4th division where brought in as reinforcements. The campaign lasted for 45 days until the AIF where relieved in which time 23,000 casualties were incurred.

In the third battle at Ypres under the command of General Haig, the Australian forces were able to make successful assaults at Polygon Wood, Menin Road and Broodseinde Ridge, gaining considerable ground. This successful assault were referred to by Geoffrey Serle as 'the greatest A.I.F success yet'. Through the incompetence of Haig, the campaign was continued in treacherous weather conditions and the campaign ended up costing the lives of 38,000 Australian soldiers. The total casualties for the year amounted to 76,836.

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