“As I got older, I appreciated the effect his loss had on his family. My grandfather never got over it”, Donna explained. Ken ...

One of the recruiting marches organised in New South Wales and Queensland during 1915 and 1916. Route: Warwick, Queensland - Brisbane (via Toowoomba, Laidley and Ipswich). The only one of these ...

Harry Cobby was born in Prahran, Melbourne, on 26 August 1894. At the age of 18 Cobby received a commission in the 48th Infantry (Brighton Rifles) and when the First World War began he was quick to ...

On behalf of the Chair of the Bean Foundation and Council Member, Major General Greg Melick, and my fellow Directors, I’m honoured to offer this vote of thanks to Her Excellency, Sam Mostyn. Our ...

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 ...

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6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was raised at Alamein Barracks in Brisbane on 6 June 1965. It arrived in Vietnam throughout June 1966 and formed half of the 1st Australian Task ...

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This exhibition contains war related material, including references to suicide, confronting language and images which some people may find challenging and disturbing. The views and statements provided ...

This volume concludes the Army Series. It describes the Australian Army campaigns in the last months of 1944 and in 1945. It tells the full story of the fighting in Bougainville, New Britain, round ...

Jack Dwyer was born at Lovett (now Cygnet) Tasmania. He enlisted in early 1915 and served on Gallipoli with the 15th Battalion. In 1916 he went to France with the 4th Machine Gun Company. Next year on ...