October 1
1918 — Allied cavalry, including Australian Light Horse regiments, enter Damascus, Syria.
1955 — #131 Div Loc Bty.
1965 — #AMTDU.
1976 — #16 Fd Bty.
1992 — #A Sqn 10 LH.

October 2
1943 — Australian infantry capture Finschhafen, New Guinea, from Japanese.

October 3
1918 — Lt Joseph Maxwell, 19 Bn, awarded the VC for his actions near Beaurevoir line, France.
1939 — #SME.
1942 — Australians advance along the Kokoda Track, New Guinea.
1950 — 3RAR suffers first Australian casualties of Korean War.
1951 — 3RAR secures Hill 199, Korea, during Operation Commando.

October 4
1917 — Sgt Lewis McGee, 40 Bn, and LCpl Walter Peeler, 3 Pnr Bn, awarded VCs for their actions east of Ypres, Belgium.
1943 — Australians capture Dumpu in the Ramu Valley, New Guinea.
1951 — 3RAR continues Operation Commando and captures Kowang San (Hill 355), Korea.

October 5
1918 — Last Australian action of WW1 captures Montbrehain, France.
1951 — 3RAR takes Hill 317, Korea.

October 7
1941 — John Curtin becomes Prime Minister of Australia.
1951 — Australians involved in the Battle of the Hinge, Korea.

October 8
1915 — Gen William Birdwood receives notification to evacuate Gallipoli.
1942 — 25 Bde contacts Japanese rear guard at Templeton’s Crossing, New Guinea.

October 9
1918 — Diggers in Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium.
1950 — UN forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th Parallel.

October 10
1914 — #7 Fd Amb.
1919 — WWI peace treaty signed.
1989 — #7 Trg Gp.
1999 — Sgt Jason Logue becomes the first Army reporter to come under fire, Motain, East Timor.

October 11
1943 — 2/27 Bn captures John’s Knoll, New Guinea, severing Japanese lines of communication.
1944 — Australians land at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, to recapture the island from the Japanese.
1971 — #4 Cav Regt.

October 12
1917 — Capt Clarence Jefferies, 34 Bn, awarded the VC for his actions at Passchendaele.
1943 — RAAF Beaufighters attack Japanese positions at Rabaul.
1945 — #1RAR.
1948 — #1RAAPC.

October 13
1944 — Australian naval squadron departs Hollandia for Leyte.

October 14
1942 — Japanese counter-attack Australians at Templeton’s Crossing.

October 15
1918 — Lt George ‘Morby’ Ingram, 24 Bn, awarded the VC for his actions at Montbrehain, France.
1942 — 25 Bde drives Japanese from Templeton’s Crossing, New Guinea.
1995 — #Army Fin Svc Unit

October 16
1900 — New South Welshmen in action at Lake Chrissie, South Africa.
1945 — #2RAR (re-established February 1, 1995).
1968 — #MP School, #2RAAPC.

October 17
1942 — Heavy fighting between Australians and Japanese on the Kokoda Track near Eora Creek.
1950 — 3RAR in action at Sariwon, Korea.
1960 — #9 Pvnt Med Coy.

October 18
1943 — Strong attack by Japanese 20 Bde on Australian 9 Div at Scarlet Beach, New Guinea.
1944 — HMAS Geelong sinks off New Guinea.
1950 — 3RAR, with American tanks in support, captures Samgapo, Korea.

October 19
1942 — Japanese counter 25 Bde’s attack at Templeton’s Crossing on the Kokoda Track.
1950 — UN forces occupy North Korean capital, Pyongyang.

October 20
1942 — 16 Bde attacks Japanese positions at Eora Creek.
1944 — RAN supports US landings on Leyte, The Philippines.
1945 — #3RAR

October 21
1916 — 5 Div joins the forces on the Western Front near Flers, France.
1943 — 9 Div secures Scarlet Beach, repulsing the last of a series of Japanese attacks.
1940 — #3MP Coy.
1944 — HMAS Australia damaged by Kamikaze attacks during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

October 22
1942 — 9 Div prepares to attack Rommel’s forces at El Alamein, North Africa.
1950 — 3RAR demolishes bridge over Taedong River and withdraws to Yopa-ri, Korea.
**** — #AA Psych Corps.

October 23
1942 — Second Battle of El Alamein begins.
1963 — #1 GL Gp.

October 24
1945 —- Un Day, UN charter ratified.
1987 — #11/28RWAR.

October 25
1942 — 9 Div attacks Axis forces at El Alamein.
1944 — HMAS Shropshire in the Battle of Surigao Strait.
1950 — 3RAR in Battle of Broken Bridge, Korea.
1951 — Ceasefire talks resume at Panmunjon, Korea.

October 26
1942 — Pte Percival Gratwick, 2/48 Bn, awarded the VC for his actions at El Alamein.
1956 — 2RAR in action against communist terrorists at Sungei Siput, Malaya.

October 27
1900 — New South Welshmen in successful fight against De Ref’s Boers at Rensbury Drift, South Africa.
1942 — Rommel attempts counterattack to take El Alamein from Allies.

October 28
1901 — Victorian troopers capture Boer Comdt Porgeiter.
1916 — First Australian conscription referendum lost.
1954 — #15 Psych Unit.

October 29
1950 — Diggers at ChongJu, the furthest northern point reached in the Korea War.
1970 — 8RAR receives South Vietnam Unit Commendation.

October 30
1886 — #31RQR.
1915 — Gen Sir Charles Munro recommends Gallipoli forces withdraw.
1918 — Armistice signed with Turkey.
1941 — Australian Ski Troop Unit forms in Syria.
1942 — 9 Div reaches sea in El Alamein offensive.

October 31
1899 — First Australians land in South Africa.
1917 — The Desert Mounted Corps, commanded by Gen Harry Chauvel, encircles Beersheba.
1942 — Sgt William Kibby, 2/48 Bn, awarded the VC for his actions at El Alamein.
1967 — 1ATF in Operation Santa Fe, a search and destroy mission in May Tao Mountains, Vietnam.
1973 — #8/9RAR.