The Western Front

The western front was the fighting zone located in western Europe that severed as the main battle ground that inhabited the major fights against the main alliances. It was stretch of trenches that spanned for 700km that ran through Belgium and France.

The Western Front started on 4th of august, however Australian troops didn't join the front until March 1916. After the Anzac soldiers escaped from Gallipoli, soldiers went to Egypt to refresh troops. After (import time they spent in Egypt) most of Australian soldiers then headed to France to join the war in the western front Over 295,000 Australian soldiers served on the western front, there was 46,000 casualties with more than 130,000 wounded.

Places that these people fought in locations that included: the battle Fromelles in July 1916, the battle of Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918 and the battle of Somme between July and November 1916