Events 21 February 1917 Orange telegraph operator, Hubert Joseph Irwin, is killed in action in France The Leader reports…Admin@WW1February 21, 2017
Events 20 February 1917 The 11th Australian Light Horse makes a surprise raid on the Turkish outpost of Bir…Admin@WW1February 20, 2017
Events 19 February 1917 Captain William Henry Payne and despatch riders with the 1st Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron, Mesopotamia,…Admin@WW1February 19, 2017
Events 18 February 1917 The Berrima under construction, 1913. Image in public domain. The Australian troopship Berrima is torpedoed…Admin@WW1February 18, 2017
Events 17 February 1917 Three members of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force inspect the remains of Turkish trenches at Shumran…Admin@WW1February 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…Admin@WW1February 16, 2017
Events 16 February 1917 Day 935 of the war Bertie Tanner dies of disease in England The Victorian Government…Admin@WW1February 16, 2017
Events 15 February 1917 Commander of 8th Infantry Brigade, Brigadier Edwin Tivey, claims that Australian soldiers on the Somme…Admin@WW1February 15, 2017
Events 14 February 1917 Francis William Courtenay Bootle dies of disease in England French soldiers carry out a successful…Admin@WW1February 14, 2017
Events 13 February 1917 SS Afric. Image courtesy Titanic-Titanic.com. German submarine SM UC-66 torpedoes the British passenger liner SS…Admin@WW1February 13, 2017