Portal:Military of Australia/Selected anniversaries/April
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- 1921 - The First Australian Imperial Force is disbanded.
- 1955 - The Australian Government announced its decision to send ground troops to the Commonwealth of Nations Far East Strategic Reserve in Malaya.
- 1917 - World War I: Jørgen Christian Jensen is awarded the VC at Noreuil, France.
- 1985 - 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers granted freedom of entry to Sydney, New South Wales.
- 1916 - World War I: An order approving the formation of the ANZAC Provost Corps in Egypt. This date marks the birthday of the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police.
- 1982 - 4th/19th Prince of Wales' Light Horse granted freedom of entry to Sale, Victoria.
- 1901 - Second Boer War: The 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen contingent sailed for service in South Africa.
- 1941 - World War II: The 2/13th Battalion was attacked by 13 tanks, four armoured cars and 3,000 infantry near Tocra Pass-Er Regima, Greece. This was the first encounter between Australian and German troops during the war.
- 1918 - World War I: The 12h and 13th Brigades fought off two and half German divisions. It was the strongest attack made against the Australians in the War.
- 1951 - Korean War: 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment crossed the 38th Parallel in Korea and advanced North.
- 1942 - World War II: The 42nd US Division arrives in Australia.
- 1952 - Korean War: 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment arrived in Korea.
- 1918 - World War I: Percy Valentine Storkey is awarded a VC for actions at Bois de Hangard, France.
- 1967 - Vietnam War: Peter John Badcoe is awarded a VC for actions in the Huong Tra district South Vietnam.
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- 1917 - World War I: Thomas Kenny is awarded a VC for actions near La Houssoie, France.
- 1942 - World War II: HMAS Vampire is sunk of Ceylon during the Indian Ocean Raid.
- 1901 - Second Boer War: The 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry sailed for service in South Africa.
- 1941 - World War II: Siege of Tobruk begins, it lasted for eight months.
- 1917 - World War I: The 4th Division attempted to penetrate the Hindenburg Line during the First Battle of Bullecourt. Over 3,000 Australians died.
- 1965 - 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment presented with its colours at Adelaide by the Governor General Viscount De L'Isle
- 1918 - World War I: The 7th and 8th Battalions hold a 14 Km section of the front near Vieux-Berguin against repeated German attack. A length of line normally held, at that time, by two full division of infantry with supporting arms.
- 1941 - World War II: Anzac Corps reformed in Greece by General Thomas Blamey.
- 1941 - World War II: John Edmondson was awarded a VC posthumously for actions at Tobruk.
- 1983 - Rats of Tobruk Memorial is dedicated on Anzac Parade by the Governor General, the Right Hon. Sir Ninian Stephen.
- 1941 - World War II: Germans and Italians launch the first major attack on Tobruk which was repulsed by the 2/17 Battalion. This was the first defeat of a German attack in North Africa.
- 1954 - Korean War: 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment relieved 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
- 1915 - World War I: Charles Pope is awarded a VC for actions near Louveral, France.
- 1942 - World War II: The whole of Australia was proclaimed a theatre of war.
- 1954 - Korean War: 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment arrived in Brisbane after service in Korea.
- 1967 - Vietnam War: HMAS Hobart begins involvement in Operation Sea Dragon.
- 1917 - World War I: 4,000 Australians repulse 16,000 Germans at the Battle of Lagincourt.
- 1942 - World War II: General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia to assume command of the South West Pacific Area.
- 1941 - World War II: The 2/2nd and 2/3rd Battalions AIF and New Zealand's 21st Battalion stem the German advance in Greece in a rearguard action that enabled the main Allied force to withdrawal to defensive lines.
- 1942 - World War II: General Thomas Blamey appointed Commander Land Forces, South West Pacific Area.
- 1940 - World War II: General Thomas Blamey was issued with the charter to command the Second Australian Imperial Force in the Middle East.
- 1971 - 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment presented with its colours at Enoggera Barracks.
- 1915 - World War I: Mesopotamian Half Flight embarks for service in Mesopotamia
- 1941 - World War II: Anzac Corps rallied at the Thermoplyae Line in Greece.
- 1917 - World War I: Foundation of the Imperial War Graves Commission now known as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- 1968 - Vietnam War: Fire support base coral come under attack from troops of the North Vietnamese Army's 7th Division.
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- 1918 - World War I: Eleven volunteers from HMAS Australia took part in the Zeebrugge Raid.
- 1951 - Korean War: Battle of Kapyong begins, the The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment played a pivitol role.
- 1918 - World War I: The German Army launches a counter attack at Villers-Bretonneux. Australian troops retook the town suffering heavy casualties.
- 1918 - World War I: Clifford Sadlier is awarded a the VC for actions at Villers-Bretonneux.
- Anzac Day an annual holiday honouring all those who have served in the Australian military.
- 1915 - World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli
- 1918 - World War I: The 13th and 15th Brigades counter-attack and retake the town of Villers-Bretonneux, France in a night attack.
- 1923 - First Dawn service was held in Albany, Western Australia
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- 1902 - Second Boer War: The South Australian 5th and 6th Imperial Bushmen contingents to the Boer War, arrived back in Australia.
- 1915 - World War I: Alfred John Shout awarded the Military Cross
- 1915 - World War I: First reinforcements reached ANZAC Cove, the troops in the front line relieved for the first time since the landing.
- 1952 - Occupation of Japan: British Commonwealth Occupation Force ceased to exist all Australian Army elements that remained in Japan were transferred to the British Commonwealth Forces Korea.
- 1902 - Second Boer War: The 5th and 6th Western Australian Mounted Rifles returned to Australia from South Africa.
- 1965 - Vietnam War: The Government announced that combat troops were to serve in South Vietnam.
- 1941 - World War II: Last evacuation ship leaves Greece ending the Greek campaign.
- 1967 - Vietnam War: 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, arrives in South Vietnam.
