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2 November

On This Day

1917Episode

On 2 November 1917, while serving as a Driver within 14 Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, Driver William Henry Morcombe MM was subjected to one of the terror weapons of the Great War, Gas.

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7 September

1901Episode

On 7 September 1901, while serving with the Bushveldt Carbineers, a British Irregular Mounted Unit, during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Lt Harry Harbord Morant, better known as "Breaker Morant" allegedly ordered the execution of eight Boer Prisoners of War, along with several Dutch civilians, and a German Missionary.

14 September

1914Episode

On 14 September 1914, while serving as Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy's first Submarine HMAS AE1, Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant was killed in action when AE1 disappeared during a patrol following the Australian Capture of German New Guinea.

27 September

1917Episode

On 27 September 1917, serving in the 45th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, The Souvenir King of the AIF.

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