Events 21 February 1917 Orange telegraph operator, Hubert Joseph Irwin, is killed in action in France The Leader reports…WebmasterFebruary 21, 2017
Events 20 February 1917 The 11th Australian Light Horse makes a surprise raid on the Turkish outpost of Bir…WebmasterFebruary 20, 2017
Events 19 February 1917 Captain William Henry Payne and despatch riders with the 1st Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron, Mesopotamia,…WebmasterFebruary 19, 2017
Events 18 February 1917 The Berrima under construction, 1913. Image in public domain. The Australian troopship Berrima is torpedoed…WebmasterFebruary 18, 2017
Events 17 February 1917 Three members of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force inspect the remains of Turkish trenches at Shumran…WebmasterFebruary 17, 2017
Honour RollService Men and Women Bertram Frederick (Bertie) Tanner Forty year old Bertie Tanner arrived in Devonport, England, with the 33rd Battalion on 29…WebmasterFebruary 16, 2017
Events 16 February 1917 Day 935 of the war Bertie Tanner dies of disease in England The Victorian Government…WebmasterFebruary 16, 2017
Events 15 February 1917 Commander of 8th Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Edwin Tivey, claims that Australian soldiers on the Somme…WebmasterFebruary 15, 2017
Events 14 February 1917 Francis William Courtenay Bootle dies of disease in England French soldiers carry out a successful…WebmasterFebruary 14, 2017
Events 13 February 1917 SS Afric. Image courtesy Titanic-Titanic.com. German submarine SM UC-66 torpedoes the British passenger liner SS…WebmasterFebruary 13, 2017