The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was originally a First World War army corps of the British Empire under the command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in Decemb
New Zealand soldiers' encampment at ANZAC Cove in 1915
Popular illustration of Anzac troops after the fighting at Gallipoli
Group portrait of officers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps outside Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, March 1915.
The Be'er Sheva Anzac Memorial Centre, Israel
Australia in World War I
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In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states
Soldiers from the 4th Division near Chateau Wood, Ypres, in 1917
Men in Melbourne collecting recruitment papers
Australian government recruiting poster 1915 (using Edith Cavell's "martyrdom")
The raising of the Australian flag on 16 December 1914 in Angorum, New Guinea