Portal:Military of Australia/Selected anniversaries/May/May 1
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May 1
- 1885 - Private Robert Wier, New South Wales contingent to the Sudan, died from dysentery. Wier was the first soldier to die on active service in Australian uniform.
- 1945 - World War II: The 26th Brigade under Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie Morshead invade Tarakan
