Glossary Of Terms

AIF

Initials of Australian Imperial Forces - the Australian army in the First World War

ANZACs

Initials of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, appears in use after the allied landings at Gallipoli in 1915

Aussie

Nickname for an Australian or Australia itself

Traybon

Australianisation of the French expression "tres bien" - which in English means "very good", or "OK"

The bush

Nickname for the Australian countryside

Tutssweet

Australianisation of the French expression "tout de suite" - which in English means "immediately" or "quickly"

Tommie

Nickname for British soldiers

Fritz

Nickname for German soldiers. Also known as the Hun

John or Johnny Turk

Nickname for Turkish soldiers at Gallipoli