Monday
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1
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RAAF C-130 Hercules of 36 Squadron aids a Japanese ship run aground, dropping Air Sea Rescue kits, Indian Ocean, 1995.
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Tuesday
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2
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Iraq invades Kuwait, which will see Australia provide sea, air and land forces to assist the later US-led Operation Desert Storm, 1990.
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Wednesday
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3
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The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrives in Saigon, Vietnam, 1962.
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Thursday
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4
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Great Britain declares war on Germany and as a consequence Australia is also at war, 1914.
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Friday
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5
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The Cowra Breakout, 1944.
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Saturday
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6
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Battle of Lone Pine begins, 1915.
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Sunday
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7
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The first Australian contingent to be sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion boards their troopships, 1900.
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Monday
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8
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Battle of Savo Island, Guadalcanal occurs overnight on 8/9 August, 1942.
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Tuesday
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9
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Corporal Alexander Burton, Corporal William Dunstan and Lieutenant Frederick Harold Tubb of Longwood of the Victorian 7th Battalion are awarded the VC for their part in the battle of Lone Pine, 1915.
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Wednesday
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10
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Acting Corporal Arthur Sullivan serving with the Russian Relief Force is awarded the VC for rescuing several comrades from drowning while under enemy fire, 1919.
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Thursday
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11
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Captain Alfred Shout, performs the deeds which see him awarded the VC, and sadly dies of wounds, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 1915.
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Friday
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12
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Sergeant Percy Statton, 40th Battalion, is awarded the VC for his role in destroying several German machine-gun positions which were holding up the advance of his unit, Proyart, France, 1918.
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Saturday
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13
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Australian Women's Army Service is established, 1941.
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Sunday
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14
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RAAF F-86 Sabre fighter becomes the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in Australia in a flight over Port Phillip Bay, 1953.
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Monday
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15
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VP Day. Japan unconditionally surrenders, 1945.
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Tuesday
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16
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Imperial Bushmen from all six Australian colonies are in action at Buffel's Hoek, South Africa, 1900.
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Wednesday
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17
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No. 2 Squadron Canberra bombers fly the final RAAF bombing missions of the Malayan Emergency, 1959.
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Thursday
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18
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At the Shrine Commemorative service: Vietnam Veterans Day, 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan
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Friday
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19
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The Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force departs from Sydney Harbour, and will be the first Australian unit to see action in World War One, 1914.
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Saturday
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20
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18 Brigade, 7th Division relieved by 1st (Polish) Carpathian Brigade during siege of Tobruk, 1941.
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Sunday
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21
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18 Brigade, 7th Division completes landing at Milne Bay, Papua, 1942.
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Monday
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22
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ADF medical personnel are sent to Rwanda as part of the UN Assistance Mission, 1994.
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Tuesday
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23
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Elsternwick born William Joynt of 8th Battalion is awarded the VC, 1918.
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Wednesday
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24
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Special Forces Task Group is deployed to Afghanistan for the first time since 2002, 2005.
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Thursday
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25
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The Battle of Milne Bay, Papua 1942.
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Friday
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26
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The Victorian 6th Brigade is heavily involved in the Battle of Mouquet Farm, 1916.
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Saturday
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27
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Lance-Corporal Bernard Gordon, 41st Battalion is awarded the VC near Bray, France, 1918.
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Sunday
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28
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At the Shrine Commemorative service: Legacy Sunday
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Monday
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29
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Private Bruce Steel Kingsbury is awarded the first VC on Australian territory at the Battle of Isurava on the Kokoda Track as the Victorian 2/14th Infantry Battalion fights desperately to hold back the advancing Japanese forces, 1942.
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Tuesday
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30
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Battle of Alam el Halfa, Egypt, 1942.
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Wednesday
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31
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The Australian 2nd Division crosses the Somme River late on the night of 31 August in order to begin the assault on Mont St Quentin early the next morning, 1918.
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