Early in the Second World War, the Royal Australian Navy had an urgent need for a new kind of small and versatile ship that ...

The presence of the radio remained secret to all but four of Wright’s fellow officers who shared living space in Wright’s hut ...

The Australian War Memorial holds a Private Records collection that contains a letter written by Alf Garland in 1991 while he was the National President of RSL Australia. If you are a copyright holder ...

An Australian First World War recruitment poster issued by the Win the War League. It depicts a young man enjoying himself in the surf, but the text printed over the image reminds the target audience ...

Preface by Professor Robert O'Neill Volume I – The Story of ANZAC from the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli Campaign, May 4, 1915 (11th edition, 1941) Volume II – The ...

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Poppy's Café is located on the beautiful grounds of the Australian War Memorial. The café offers a warm and welcoming space, the perfect place to enjoy breakfast, lunch or some quiet reflection. The ...

Walers were the type of horse used by light horsemen in the campaign in the Middle East during the First World War. The light horse combined the mobility of cavalry with the fighting skills of ...

Five Australians, members of a field artillery brigade, passing along a duckboard track over mud and water among gaunt bare tree trunks in the devastated Chateau Wood, a portion of one of the ...

These short chapters cover Australia's involvement in war, from the time of the first settlement at Sydney Cove in the 18th century to our peacekeeping roles under United Nations auspices and the ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people please be advised that the following pages contain the names, images and objects of deceased people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a ...

Remembrance Day National Ceremony at 10.45 am on the Parade Ground Last Post Ceremony at 4.30 pm in the Commemorative Area The Memorial’s galleries and Commemorative Area will open from 1 pm, tickets ...