Explore more than 7,000 objects on display from the National Collection. The Memorial's galleries and exhibitions explore Australia's involvement in major conflicts and help to tell Australia’s …

Car. Free visitor parking is available in the P1 and P2 visitor carparks. P1 Visitor Carpark is located underneath Poppy’s Cafe (access via Fairbairn Avenue).. EV charging points are …

Entry to the Australian War Memorial is free and tickets are not required. Opening hours. Galleries: 10 am to 4 pm daily (closed Christmas Day). Last Post Ceremony: Ceremony …

Researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander military service; Researching names on an honour board ; Local information sources about Australians at war

Summary. Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914, and both Prime Minister Joseph Cook and Opposition Leader …

Overview. Australian military history overview: Second World War, 1939–45. Nominal rolls. The Department of Veteran's Affairs created the World War 2 Nominal Roll, which provides the …

Remembering 1942: The end of the Kokoda campaign. On this day in 1942 Australian troops were closing on Kokoda, the village on the northern side of the Owen Stanley Range which …

The 80th anniversary of the Japanese invasion of Papua will be commemorated in a Last Post Ceremony on 21 July 2022. The ceremony will remember the service of Lance Corporal …

Service records, also known as dossiers, are the authoritative source of information about an individual's military service. Service records contain information about them on enlistment and …

By 1863 hostilities had reignited, and New Zealand's colonial authorities requested further assistance from Australia. A contingent of British troops was dispatched, along with Her …