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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware this website contains images, voices and names of people who have died.

2.2 Where the war was fought

The war was fought on 11 main fronts. These are indicated by numbers on the map below. Australian soldiers fought in several of these places.

2. Australians fought on 5 of these 11 main fronts. Do some research to find out which ones and list them below.

The Royal Australian navy was also active in different parts of the world during the First World War. These places are indicated by numbers on the map below.

4. Germany had two colonies or outposts close to the north of Australia at the beginning of the First World War. One of these outposts is listed in the table above, and was the target of the first Royal Australian Navy wartime missions in 1914. Do some research to find out the identity of this outpost.

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