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WorksheetsAustralians in WWI 1914-1915
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
The first commander of the AIF was:
John Monash
William Bridges
Bill Gammage
John McCay
Which type of unit is biggest?
brigade
company
division
battalion
The first four battalions of the AIF were raised in:
All States
The ACT
Victoria
NSW
Bullets could be found in an infantryman's:
Haversack
Webbing
Puttees
Trouser pockets
T or F - All members of the AIF were entitled to an 'A' badge
True
False
AIF stands for:
Australian Imperial Forces
Australian Infantry Force
Australian International Fighters
Australian Imperial Force
Which naval action occurred in November 1914?
Submarine entering Dardanelles
HMAS Melbourne collided with a Japanese warship
Kormoran sank the Sydney
HMAS Sydney sank the Emden
This commander was:
Australian General Bridges
British General Birdwood
Australian General Morshead
Australian Brigadier Monash
ANZAC stands for:
Australian and New Zealand Army Core
Australian New Zealand Army Comrades
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Australian and New Zealand Army Coalition
The Australians developed a reputation for:
Excellent discipline except on leave
Slack discipline behind the front
Excellent discipline unless women were present
Slack discipline at all times
Australians had to be at least___ cm tall
167
172
180
182
The battles at Lone Pine and the Nek occurred in which month?
April 1915
May 1915
August 1915
October 1915
Number of Scotch Collegians killed at the Gallipoli landing on 25 April:
5
11
13
37
Main illness suffered by Australians at Gallipoli:
Malaria
Diptheria
Dysentery
Sandfly fever
Billy Sing was:
The sound of hot water boiling
An Australian sniper
An Australian opera singer
Australian slang for the Turks
At Gallipoli, 'DIgger' was used for:
Sappers
British troops
Spades
Australian soldiers
