Australian Imperial Force

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expeditionary force military unit

The Australian Imperial Force was the main expeditionary military force of Australia during World War I, comprising volunteer soldiers who served overseas in major campaigns such as Gallipoli and on the Western Front.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Australian Imperial Force canonical 29
Australian Imperial Force (World War I) 1
Australian Imperial Force high command 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
alliance Allied Powers of World War I ⓘ
surface form: Allied Powers
alsoKnownAs AIF ⓘ
approximateFatalities over 60000 killed ⓘ
approximateWounded over 150000 wounded ⓘ
associatedEvent ANZAC Day (25 April) ⓘ
surface form: Anzac Day
branch land forces ⓘ
commander Sir John Monash ⓘ
surface form: John Monash

William Birdwood ⓘ
William Throsby Bridges ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
conscriptionUsed false ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
dissolved 1921 ⓘ
distinctFrom Citizen Military Forces ⓘ
formed 15 August 1914 ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
legacy central to Australian military tradition ⓘ
legalStatus separate from home defence forces ⓘ
majorCampaign Battle of Fromelles ⓘ
Battle of Pozières ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Pozieres

First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ
surface form: Gallipoli campaign

Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ
Battle of the Somme ⓘ
surface form: Somme offensive

Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ
memorializedAt Australian War Memorial ⓘ
mobilisationType expeditionary ⓘ
notableFormation 1st Australian Division ⓘ
2nd Australian Division ⓘ
3rd Australian Division ⓘ
4th Australian Division ⓘ
5th Australian Division ⓘ
Australian Corps ⓘ
Australian Light Horse units ⓘ
surface form: Australian Light Horse
origin Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
partOf Australian Army ⓘ
peakStrength over 330000 personnel ⓘ
primaryRole offensive operations overseas ⓘ
raisedFor service overseas ⓘ
recruitmentBasis voluntary enlistment ⓘ
servedOverseas true ⓘ
subordinateTo British High Command on the Western Front ⓘ
surface form: British high command
theatreOfOperations Gallipoli 1915 ⓘ
surface form: Gallipoli

Middle East ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Sinai and Palestine

Western Front ⓘ
volunteerForce true ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australian Flying Corps → branchOfService → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Gordon Bennett → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps → branch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Imperial Force on the Western Front
1st Division (Australia) → service → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
William Birdwood → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → formedFrom → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Merdjayoun → involved → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Clyde Cook → militaryService → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Imperial Force (World War I)
No. 5 Training Squadron AFC → serviceBranch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 5 Training Squadron AFC → operatedBy → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 6 Training Squadron AFC → service → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
No. 7 Training Squadron AFC → operatedBy → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
General Sir Thomas Blamey → militaryUnit → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Blamey
No. 8 Training Squadron AFC → service → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Cecil Healy → militaryBranch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Polygon Wood → combatant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force → alliedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Cross of Sacrifice at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery → commemorates → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Imperial Force soldiers
Battle of Bullecourt (1917) → combatant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian Corps → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian Corps → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Imperial Force infantry divisions
Rising Sun badge → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Fromelles → participant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Battle of Pozières → participant → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Brudenell White → memberOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian Light Horse units → branch → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
1st Australian Division → componentOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force → precededBy → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Australian Imperial Force
Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces → hasJurisdictionOver → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
1st Division → raisedFor → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
subject surface form: 1st Division (Australia)
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux → involvedUnit → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
I ANZAC Corps → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps → partOf → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps → usedBy → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Imperial Force high command
General Officer Commanding, Australian Corps → associatedWith → Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian national contingent in the British Expeditionary Force