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May 30, 2005
A lot of patriotic fuss was made about WWI recently in Australia with the conmemoration of the Gallipoli campaign.
An excellent colour photograph from WW1 from the Heritage of the Great War.
Senegalese soldiers billeting in a shack near the frontline in WW1.June 1917 in Saint-Ulrich, Northern France.
Senegal was a French colony. The colonists were fighting for their colonial masters. Just like the Australians.
ANZAC soldier carrying a wounded comrade on Gallipoli
Gallipoli was the last time Australia allowed another nation (Britain) to command their troops. After the disaster Australia vowed to retain command and therefore responsibility for its own soldiers.
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Gary, The Empire Air Training Scheme placed Australian troops directly into the hands of the British. Australia effectively lost control over their own forces with that farcical scheme.