World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill Camp, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1914
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Overview
B Squadron cooks at Blackboy Hill
Historical information
On August 17, 1914, just 12 days after war was declared, the first volunteers arrived at the newly formed Blackboy Hill Camp at the foot of the Darling Ranges, east of Perth. It was the birthplace of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in WA and over 32,000 men passed through the camp before heading off to war.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-P1997.9.1a
Item type
Themes
Year
1914
Geotag
-31.896836456627, 116.04498905877
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- World War 1 , Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 1915 (0.02km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 11 Battalion, (0.02km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, Railway Company, (0.02km away)
- World War 1 , Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill Camp, 1918 (0.02km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 11 Battalion, 1914 (0.02km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 1916 (0.03km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, 1916 (0.03km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, CLARKE, Australian Army Medical Corps, 1916 (0.03km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill, Australian Army Medical Corps, 1916 (0.03km away)
- World War 1, Australia Western Australia, 1918 (0.03km away)
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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