Please complete the linked form to register your interest to participate in the Veterans’ March, either as a group/contingent or as an individual. The information you provide will inform the ...

Belgian Croix de Guerre 1915 - 1918. Unnamed as issued. A Maltese cross with shallow angle ends and small ball finials on the eight points. Crossed swords appear between the arms. Obverse: The Belgian ...

Kapyong came to be the most significant and important battle for Australian troops in Korea. In April 1951 the Chinese launched their spring offensive with the aim of retaking the city of Seoul. They ...

The Possums in front of one of their planes used for reconnaissance missions, Vung Tau Special Zone, Vietnam, c 1965-75. Photograph by Denis Stanley Gibbons. P04669.186 In 1965, an army aviation unit, ...

Thomas Blamey, born near Wagga Wagga on 24 January 1884, became the first Australian army officer to reach the rank of field marshal. Originally a teacher, Blamey received a commission in the ...

In 1929, Frank Hooper Legg was married to Evelyn Amy Bragg, who became known as Evelyn Amy Legg. This marriage produced one son, Richard Legg. Frank Hooper Legg later divorced and was remarried to ...

Hele enlisted as a private in the 2/48th Battalion. Not long after arriving in the Middle East, he met with General Sir ...

The Australian War Memorial is open for visitors as we work to expand our galleries. Entry is free and tickets are not required.

During a live, interactive session with educators, students can explore some of the galleries at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and see photographs, works of art, and film. They can learn ...

Over the past 30 years, more than 100,000 Australians have served in war, conflict and peacekeeping operations. Today, their stories remain mostly untold. The Australian War Memorial’s development ...

Between 1962 and 1966 Indonesia and Malaysia fought a small, undeclared war which came to involve troops from Australia, New Zealand, and Britain. The conflict resulted from Indonesia's President ...

I have never regretted that I took the notion into my head to take on nursing, for it has opened up opportunities that I would never have had. Sister Jessie Tomlins More than 3,000 Australian civilian ...