After this, Susan disappears from the margins of the historical record, a far cry from his prior position at the centre of Australian identity: Gallipoli veteran, prisoner of war of the Germans, and ...

Darwin, the largest population centre in northern Australia, was considered a vital asset in Australia's defences against an increasingly aggressive Japanese Empire in the 1930s. Its port and airfield ...

Jan O’Herne was born in 1923 at Bandoeng, in central Java. After the Japanese invasion of the NEI, she, her mother, and her two sisters were interned, along with thousands of other Dutch women and ...

On Tuesday 11 November 2025 the Australian War Memorial commemorated Remembrance Day with the National Ceremony. A recording of the ceremony is now available to watch. Watch the recording on ABC iView ...

Each evening between sunset and sunrise names from the Australian War Memorial’s Roll of Honour are projected onto the façade of the Hall of Memory (the dome). The projections are a tribute to those ...

Please note that discrepancies can occur between figures drawn from various sources. This can occur because figures collected at various times by various bodies utilise different sources and/or apply ...

Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files: Unit 17th Australian Infantry Battalion Conflict First World War, 1914-1918 Rank Second Lieutenant First World War Embarkation Roll: Conflict First ...

The Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau provides insights into the efforts to trace missing soldiers during wartime.

Honours and Awards: Unit Australian Army Nursing Service Conflict First World War, 1914-1918 Rank Principal Matron Honours and Awards: Unit No. 3 Australian General Hospital Conflict First World War, ...

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The end of August found German troops at their last stronghold at Mont St Quentin - overlooking the Somme River and the town of Péronne. Mont St Quentin stood out in the surrounding country, making it ...

As I write, at regular intervals comes the whine and crash of an 8 inch shell bursting a couple of hundred yards away and the patter of the pieces on the roof. - Letter, Lance Corporal A.H. McKibbin, ...