Monday
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1
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US carrier air group launches air raids on Japanese bases in the Marshall-Gilbert Islands, 1942.
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Tuesday
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2
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3RAR recaptures the provincial capital of Baria, South Vietnam, during the Tet Offensive, 1968
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Wednesday
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3
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The island of Ambon, Dutch East Indies, defended by the Australians of Lark Force, is captured by the Japanese, 1942.
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Thursday
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4
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Operation Pamphlet, the convoy carrying 9th Division home from the Middle East, departs the Red Sea, 1943.
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Friday
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5
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Captain Harry Murray, who will eventually be the most decorated soldier in Australian military history, receives the VC for repeated acts of bravery at Stormy Trench, France, 1917.
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Saturday
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6
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6 Division enters Benghazi, 1941.
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Sunday
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7
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RAAF C-130 Hercules transport plane evacuates Australian and other foreign nationals from Tehran during the Iranian Revolution, 1979.
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Monday
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8
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The RAAF Mesopotamia Half Flight is born to provide air support for operations in the Middle East, 1915.
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Tuesday
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9
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Allies gain the upper hand after Japanese defeat on Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands Campaign, 1943.
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Wednesday
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10
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The aircraft carrier, HMAS Melbourne, collides with and sinks her escorting destroyer, HMAS Voyager, 1964.
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Thursday
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11
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Corvettes HMAS Launceston, Ipswich and Indian sloop HMIS Jumna sink a Japanese submarine while escorting convoys in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India, 1944.
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Friday
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12
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The first convoy of 2nd AIF troops arrives in North Africa, 1940.
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Saturday
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13
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Final operational sortie by RAAF aircraft during the Vietnam War undertaken by Number 35 Squadron Caribou transport aircraft, 1972.
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Sunday
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14
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At the Shrine Commemorative service: National Servicemen's Association
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Monday
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15
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At the Shrine Commemorative service: Ex-Prisoners of War & Relatives Association
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Tuesday
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16
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21 Australian nurses killed in the Banka Island Massacre, 1942.
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Wednesday
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17
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6RAR and 3rd Cavalry Regiment are involved in Operation Bribie, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, 1967.
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Thursday
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18
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Australia's first overseas deployment, the 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse, begins to depart Australia for service in the Boer War, 1902.
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Friday
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19
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At the Shrine Commemorative service: Darwin Defenders
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Saturday
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20
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Eleven RAAF personnel killed by Japanese captors on island of Ambon, Dutch East Indies, 1942.
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Sunday
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21
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Jericho captured by the Egypt Expeditionary Force, including the Australian Light Horse, 1918.
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Monday
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22
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No 5 Airfield Construction Squadron arrived in Japan, 1946.
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Tuesday
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23
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Major Peter Badcoe, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, performs the first of several deeds which sees him awarded a posthumous VC, Vietnam, 1967.
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Wednesday
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24
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Operation Desert Storm begins after a month long aerial campaign to destroy the Iraqi military, 1991.
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Thursday
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25
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Formation of Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) announced by the Australian Government, 1941.
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Friday
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26
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Battle for Wau, New Guinea, ends, 1943.
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Saturday
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27
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Battle of Java Sea, Dutch East Indies, 1942.
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Sunday
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28
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HMAS Perth and USS Houston lost in the Battle of Sunda Strait, Dutch East Indies, 1942.
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Monday
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29
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HMAS Sydney begins the final withdrawal of Australian forces from Vung Tau, Vietnam, 1972.
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