Remembering the fall of Singapore
15th February marks the anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, one of the worst military disasters to befall Australia, and one of the greatest defeats in British history.
From our website
Remembering nurses who lost their lives during the Bangka Island Massacre
This week marks the 79th anniversary of the Bangka Island Massacre, which claimed the lives of 21 Australian Army nurses on 16 February 1942.
From the ANMJ
Quo Fata Vocant - We Go Where Destiny Calls
Today is the 57th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Voyager off the east coast of NSW in 1964. It is Australia’s worst peacetime naval disaster.
Council of the Australian War Memorial Appointments
Ms Rhondda Vanzella OAM and Mr Glenn Keys AO have joined the Council of the Australian War Memorial, filling the vacant positions previously held by Ms Gwen Cherne and Ms Margaret&nb
From Dept of Veteran Affairs
Lost and found: Brother’s tribute is national memorial to lives lost
In the midst of World War II, Sydney architect John Crust climbed Mount Ainslie to paint a watercolour of the newly-built Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
From the Sydney Morning Herald
Dorrigo's war memorial restored as residents of NSW Mid-North Coast town celebrate
The NSW Mid-North Coast town of Dorrigo's 99-year-old cenotaph has been restored after being shattered in a car crash last year.
From ABC News
New memorial park to open in Cohuna, Victoria
Visitors to Cohuna’s various service commemorations will benefit from improvements funded by the Federal Government’s Drought Communities Program – Extension.
From the Riverine Herald
30th anniversary Gulf War 1990 - 1991
17 January 2021 marks thirty years since the start of Operation Desert Storm.
From our website
Lancaster Bomber joins "On Closer Inspection"
Lancaster Bomber joins the Memorial's "On Closer Inspection" 360-degree experience
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Indigenous warriors tours in WA and Tasmania
For Country, For Nation explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' stories of military service, and includes the artworks of 32 artists.
From our website
‘It was so unbelievable that anyone could do it’
His rank was ordinary seaman, but there was nothing ordinary about Edward “Teddy” Sheean.
From our website
Ink in the Lines
Many members and veterans of the Australian Defence Forces have tattoos, and while their reasons for getting tattooed are as varied as the people themselves, self-expression and belonging play a part.
From our website
Remembrance Day at Kogarah War Memorial Pool at Carss Park
Members of the Save Carss Park Pool group commemorated Remembrance Day with a minute's silence at 11am yesterday, November 11 at the Kogarah War Memorial Pool, Carss Park.
From The Leader
For Our Country
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a long tradition of fighting for Country, and continue to serve with honour among our military forces.
Places of Pride passes 10,000 memorials listed in two years
The National Register of War Memorials has passed the significant milestone of 10,000 memorials being listed, just two years after it was launched.
'It's more than just a name'
Henry Moulds has been fascinated by memorials since he was a child.
The Farrell brothers
Local war memorials often give a glimpse of the past through the names inscribed on their surface.
A long journey home for the Unknown Australian Soldier
Remembrance Day at the Australian War Memorial in 1993 was a particularly significant occasion; that year an unknown Australian soldier was entombed in the Memorial grounds.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall panel arrives in Fall River
FALL RIVER — After a motorcade escort through the city, the first of 140 panels with the engraved names of fallen soldiers was installed on what is the final construction phase of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during a ceremony Thursday in Bicentennial Park.
From Herald News TODAY
Goulburn’s Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum secures tourism award
Goulburn’s Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum has secured a Tripadvisor 2020 Travellers’ Choice Award, ranking it in the top 10% of tourist attractions worldwide.
From Australasian Leisure Management News
Saving the Yuleba war memorial mural: The art of giving local history a future
As war memorials go, the one in the small town of Yuleba, 400 kilometres west of Brisbane, is something special.
From ABC News
Australian first memorial unveiled in Townsville for passed veterans
In an Australian first, veterans who lost their lives to suicide are being remembered with a new memorial unveiled in Townsville.
From Townsville Bulletin
Dorrigo remembers Vietnam on August 18
The Covid-19 pandemic and loss of the town's war memorial did not prevent Dorrigo residents honouring Australian men and women who served in the Vietnam War.
From Bellingen Courier