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Date Year Title Event 17 September 1918 Australian attack on Hindenburg Line The 1st and 4th Australian divisions were successful in breaching the forward edge of the main German defensive line across the Picardy region of France. 20 September 1912 Official approval given for the The Australian Flying Corps went on to serve in Mesopotamia, the Middle East, and the Western establishment of a military Central Front and was the forerunner of the RAAF. Flying School. Official formation of the Australian Flying Corps 28 September 1950 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian The Battalion was immediately committed to the United Nation forces' northward advance against Regiment arrives in Korea the retreating North Koreans. 1 October 1918 Australian Light Horsemen take The Light Horse advances into Damascus, the Syrian capital, at the end of the long and victorious Damascus advance that ended the First World War in the Middle East 3 October 1992 Dedication, Australian Vietnam The Vietnam Veterans' National Memorial, ANZAC Parade, Canberra, was opened by the Prime Veterans' National Memorial Minister, the Hon. Paul Keating, MP, and honours those Australians who served and died in the war in Vietnam. 2009 Poppy Day Luncheon 5 October 1951 HMAS Sydney in Korean waters The commencement of the aircraft carrier,th HMAS Sydney's, first patrol off Korea's west coast made Australia the third countryWednesday (after the 11 USA November and Britain) 2009 to operate a carrier in the Korean Application War. The for tickets carrier operated FireflyI ____________________and Sea Fury aircraft (bothwish to types apply canfor _____be seen ticket(s) in the at Memorial's $40.00 to the Aircraft 2009 Poppy Day Luncheon. Hall). Total money enclosed: $__________ Ph: _______________ These Events are only a selected number of significant dates when Australians wereAddress: involved ___________________________________________________ in activities of importance. For the complete Postcode: list ______________ go to: www.awm.gov.au RSVP: 26 October 2009 2009 Poppy Day Luncheon Please fill in Ticket Application Form and post with your cheque th or money order to: Wednesday 11 November 2009 Application for tickets Poppy Day Luncheon PO Box 3023 I ____________________ wish to apply for _____ ticket(s) at $40.00 to the 2009 Poppy Day Luncheon. PERTH Adelaide Terrace WA 6832 Total money enclosed: $__________ Ph: _______________ Address: ___________________________________________________