World War One (1)

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Across
  1. 2. The process of signing up new soldiers
  2. 3. Acronym for the main Australian military force during WWI
  3. 4. Painful infection caused by standing in wet trenches
  4. 5. The lasting impact of WWI on Australian identity
  5. 7. The combined forces of Australian and New Zealand troops
  6. 9. Act allowing the Australian government greater control during WWI
  7. 11. The killed and wounded in battle
  8. 12. A major Western Front battle where Australians fought in 1916
  9. 17. These personal messages connected soldiers to home
  10. 19. French village heavily bombarded where Australians fought in 1916
  11. 20. Site of a famous Australian Light Horse charge in 1917
  12. 22. Strategic strait targeted during the Gallipoli campaign
  13. 23. Country where many Australians fought on the Western Front
  14. 24. Term for returning wounded soldiers to Australia and aiding recovery
  15. 27. Slang term for Britain used by Australian soldiers
  16. 32. Psychological trauma experienced by WWI soldiers
  17. 33. Highest award for bravery in the Australian military
  18. 34. A controversial proposal to force men into military service
  19. 35. Australia’s most iconic WWI campaign, fought in Turkey in 1915
  20. 36. Site of a fierce battle and Anzac bravery at Gallipoli
Down
  1. 1. Commemoration held annually on April 25
  2. 2. Extra troops sent to replace the wounded or dead
  3. 6. Iconic piece of the Australian army uniform
  4. 8. The beach at Gallipoli where Anzacs first landed
  5. 10. The deadly zone between enemy trenches
  6. 13. Organisation that provided aid to wounded soldiers
  7. 14. Australian Prime Minister who strongly supported conscription
  8. 15. Soldiers lived and fought in these muddy, narrow battle zones
  9. 16. The main fighting area in France and Belgium
  10. 18. Posters and media used to encourage enlistment
  11. 21. The act of signing up to join the military
  12. 25. Blade fixed to the end of a rifle used in trench warfare
  13. 26. Chemical weapon first used by Germans, later feared by Anzacs
  14. 28. Mounted troops famous for fighting in the Middle East
  15. 29. French village where Australians fought in 1917
  16. 30. Signed on 11 November 1918, ending the war
  17. 31. Famous Australian general known for his leadership