While Haines was posted with No. 30 Squadron, it saw action in the South West Pacific Area, conducting strafing attacks and armed reconnaissance missions, as well as leading the Allied assault during the Battle of the Bismark Sea in March 1943.
Eighty-four years after the historic Battle of Crete during World War II, a group of Greek-Australians is preparing to honor ANZAC in a unique way in Greece.
Dubbed The Chauvel Anniversary Light Horse Memorial Ride, the event is more than just a trek through the vast rural countryside, rather it follows a deliberate path linking scores of commemorative monuments to the Australian Light Horse and also
honours the legacy of Sir Harry Chauvel, a towering figure in Australia’s military history.
"Ten years have passed and the grief and pain is still as new today as it was then."
"I miss your smile, that cheeky glint in your eye, your sense of humour every day."
These words are taken from letters left at the Australian War Memorial's For Every Drop Shed in Anguish sculpture.
For an Egyptian shiphand near an Anzac training camp in Cairo during World War I, the unusual creature was something like a monster with the appearance of a giant rat.
More than a century after it was erected, an addition to the historic St Peters Heroes Memorial will recognise the names of local service personnel who served in World War II (WWII), providing a dedicated place of remembrance for the community.
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will commemorate the service and sacrifice of West Wyalong resident Private Douglas Andrew Love Craig at the Last Post Ceremony on Saturday 15 February, marking the 83rd anniversary of the Fall of Singapore.
A documentary filmmaker with a passion for military aviation history is working to ensure the stories of Australia’s airmen are preserved for future generations.
Long hours of boredom broken up by moments of terror. Such was life aboard a Wellington bomber hunting for the elusive U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean in 1945 during World War II.
Charles Suffren was born on 20 January 1922 in Ballarat, the youngest of four children born to Charles Suffren, a salesman, and his wife Euphemia,” Australian War Memorial Director Matt Anderson said.
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will commemorate the service and sacrifice of Bunbury resident Private William John Beer at the Last Post Ceremony on Tuesday 28 January 2025, the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Sandakan death marches
While much has been written about Simpson’s donkey, the role of his close cousin – the mule – has not been given as much attention. Mules were extremely useful modes of transport on the Western Front.
On 14 January at 4:30 pm a bugle’s mournful notes will echo through the Australian War Memorial’s Commemorative Courtyard in honour of a young soldier from West Wyalong whose story comes within striking distance of that Hollywood epic Saving Private Ryan.
Gunnedah Shire Council will apply for grant funding to improve the Eighth Division Memorial Avenue and Remembrance Wall Memorial. The upgrade was suggested by councillor Juliana McArthur who said the memorial, dedicated to the Gunnedah members of the Australian Army infantry division, is in urgent need of repair.
Fifty years ago, on Christmas Day 1974, Judith Rowe stood in shock, staring at the collapsed building where she had sought shelter. The roof was gone, the structure reduced to rubble. Cyclone Tracy had unleashed its catastrophic force on Darwin, leaving the city in ruins and a nation in shock.
“Edith Blake was born on the 22nd of September 1885 in the Sydney suburb of Darlington. Known affectionately as Edie, she was the eldest of three daughters born to Charles Blake and his wife Kate.”
On Remembrance Day in Latrobe, Tasmania, Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AO RAN, alongside Tasmanian Deputy Premier Guy Barnett MHA, Latrobe Council’s Mayor Peter Freshney, and Sheean’s nephew, Garry Ivory, unveiled a life-sized statue of Edward “Teddy” Sheean VC as part of the commemoration service.
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
One of the Australian War Memorial’s most beloved sculptures has reclaimed pride of place at the new Main Entrance having been carefully craned into position on Friday morning.
On its return home from Singapore after Indo-Pacific Endeavour, HMAS Adelaide sailed to Bangka Island where personnel commemorated sacrifices made by nurses in the Second World War.
Works are well underway on a like-for-like replacement of one of the iconic statues in Ballarat. The Boer War Memorial Statue was removed from the Sturt Street Gardens in October 2024 for a replacement statue to be made.