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Men of the 21st Battalion receiving cholera vaccinations prior to leaving for Gallipoli, Egypt, 1915. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

Men of the 21st Battalion receiving cholera vaccinations prior to leaving for Gallipoli, Egypt, 1915. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

  • Vaccination of soldiers against cholera commences at Gallipoli
  • Charles Henry Jude enlists Charles is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 26 August 1916.
  • The Leader reports that Turkish planes have dropped pamphlets to the Australians at Gallipoli, entreating them to surrender, with assurances that “they will be well looked after and their honor will be safe”. Turkish pamphlets from aeroplanes
  • The Leader reports that the local sewing group formed by Mrs Purdie to create garments for Belgians in need has dispatched 120 garments to the Belgian Committee in Sydney. Clothing for the Belgians
  • The First Battle of the Isonzo ends in north-eastern Italy with a tactical victory by Austria-Hungary