Sky News Australia | Australia marks WWI anniversary Sky News Australia Thousands of people have gathered at Portsea in Victoria to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I. The ceremony at the former military base marks the time where a 24-year-old Australian soldier fired on the German merchant ship, SS Pfalz, ... World War I: British Empire's first shot in Great War, fired in Victoria ... Fort Nepean's Sergeant John Purdue fired first shot of World War I |
