The Australian War Memorial acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and waters. We pay our respects to elders ...

Show JPG document of AWM133 48 - Nominal roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-18 War: Simpson J R - Sneazwell H H (386.92 KB JPG) (file ...

Major Angela Uphill [E&OE] Good morning, I am Major Angela Uphill, and I have had the privilege of serving as a Physiotherapist in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps for 22 years. My service has ...

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked a major milestone at the Australian War Memorial by officially opening its new Main Entrance yesterday, Monday 3 February 2025. Sitting underneath the ...

Annette Blair is an Australian glass artist with a practice spanning over 20 years. Blair creates and produces work for herself, as well as fabricating glass for other high-profile artists. Speaking ...

The new Main Entrance Foyer, designed by Studio.SC, was officially opened to the public on 3 February 2025. Situated directly below the existing forecourt, visitors can enter from the Sculpture Garden ...

A crowd of more than 32,000 people gathered in the dark this morning at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service, commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. The ...

The company unit diaries record the monotony of prison life: roll calls, inspections, scrutinising of mail, and noting with concern that the prisoners had all grown beards and were hard to tell apart.

The Australian prisoners of war remaining on New Britain, which included 60 officers, six army nurses and 13 civilians, were transported to Japan on Natuno Maru. They remained with other prisoners of ...

For Hercules pilot Ian Frame, the Babylift flights were ‘just another task in a long string of tasks’. In typically assiduous C-130 style, the crews of Detachment S simply got on with the job, not ...

Colbung spoke about his experiences in a radio interview with the ABC in 1998. Having travelled from Japan to Korea, Colbung took a train to Ŭijŏngbu, “where I had my first shock reaction”. The sight ...

It was a successful methodology. It was also a pragmatic choice. The war was now entering its fourth year. Unlike his mentor, Long had not had years to reflect or prepare for a multi-volume, ...