Who's Who - Australia
This page of the Who's Who section of the site lists biographical entries by country - in this case, Australia. Aside from biographies of successful field commanders such as Sir John Monash and Sir Brudenell White there are entries for the Prime Minister who brought his nation into the war, Andrew Fisher and his successor William 'Billy' Hughes.
In addition to the biographies presented below, click here to view contemporary photographs within the Vintage Photographs section of the site.
Biographies | Description |
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Charles Bean | Official War Historian |
Sir William Bridges | Commander, 1st Division |
Arthur Cobby | Fighter Pilot |
Roderic Dallas | Fighter Pilot |
Harry Dalziel | VC Holder |
Andrew Fisher | Prime Minister |
Pompey Elliott | General |
John Simpson Kirkpatrick | Private |
Sir John Gellibrand | Commander, 3rd Division |
Sir William Glasgow | Commander, 1st Division |
Sir Talbot Hobbs | General |
Billy Hughes | Prime Minister |
Godfrey Irving | Temporary Commander, 5th Division |
Albert Jacka | First AIF Winner of the VC |
John Jackson | V.C. Holder |
Elwyn King | Fighter Pilot |
Robert Little | Fighter Pilot |
Sir John Monash | Commander, Australian Forces |
Sir Keith Murdoch | Journalist |
Sir Charles Rosenthal | Commander, 2nd Division |
Alfred Shout | VC Holder |
Sir Brudenell White | General |
The German word "U-Boat" was derived from "Unterseeboot" (undersea boat).
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