World War 1, Australia Western Australia Blackboy Hill Camp, KENNEDY, 1916
1916Group of seven soldiers, including Sam Kennedy, at Blackboy Hill
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.
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- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, Blackboy Hill Camp, 28 Battalion, 1916 (0km away)
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