Timeline for Anzacs on Western Front
Western front battles Australians involved in.
July 1916
FROMELLES – The 5th division suffers a disastrous defeat in the first major Australian operation on the western front
July–August 1916
POZIERES – Ist ANZAC captures Pozieres village and the heights beyond
August–September 1916
MOUQUET FARM – Australian defeat – After Pozieres Ist ANZAC fails to capture Mouquet Farm
November 1916
GUEDECOURT – Rested after Pozieres Ist ANZAC returns to the Somme, making limited gains
April–May 1917
BULLECOURT – During the battle of ARRAS, the first Australian attack on Bullecourt fails, the second succeeds
LAGNICOURT – The Australians repulse a German counter attack between the first and second battles of Bullecourt
June 1917
MESSINES – Australian victory - 3rd Divisions first major battle
September 1917
MENIN ROAD – Beginning of the Australian participation in the 3rd Battle of Ypres – Australian victory
POLYGON WOOD – Australian Victory at 3rd Battle of Ypres
October–November 1917
PASSCHENDAELE – Failed Australian attack in the final phase of 3 Battle of Ypres
BROODSEINDE – Australian victory, the third in the series of successes after the battle of Menin Road
March–April 1918
HEBUTERNE – 4th Australian Division defensive victory
DERNANCOURT – Australian defensive victory south of Albert
March–June 1918
MORLANCOURT – Between the Aisne and Somme rivers 2nd, 3rd and 5th Australian Divisions in turn advance towards Morlancourt
April 1918
HAZEBROUCK – 1st Australian Division holds Hazebrouck against the German sixth Army
HANGARD WOOD – South of Villers Bretonneux the Australians failed to capture Hangard Wood
May–June 1918
MERRIS – First Australian Division, in a series of small operations, recovers ground lost in the German offensive
August 1918
ETINEHEM – 13th Brigade (4th Division) captures Etinehem
BRAY – the Australians capture Bray as part of the general advance from 8th August
PROYART – Several days after the commencement of the 8th August offensive, the Australian 10th brigade (3rd Division) captures Proyart
CHUIGNES – Australians capture Chuignes ridge overlooking the Somme during the Second Battle of Albert
LIHONS – 1ST Australian Division captures Lihons
September 1918
BELLICOURT – the Australian Corps break through the Hindenburg Line
October 1918
MONTBREHAIN – The last phase of the Hindenberg Line breakthrough and the Australian infantry's last battle