This guide focuses on Australians serving in World War 1. It also includes some information relevant to Great Britain, other Commonwealth nations and other combatant nations. There is a section on nurses and women's war occupations.
The Defence forces section of our guide on Researching your ancestors' occupations contains useful information on how to find records for WWI and other wars including World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Pre- World War I wars:
Our research guide to Australian colonial forces and family history contains lots of information on pre-World War I wars.
