Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected anniversaries/September/September 20

September 20


 * 1912 – Official formation of the Australian Flying Corps
 * 1917 – Frederick Birks wins a VC at Glencourse Woods, near Ypres, during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
 * 1944 – Academy award winning Australian cameraman Damien Parer killed while filming American troops on Peleliu