Every town,
every memorial
Places of Pride, the National Register of War Memorials, is an Australian War Memorial initiative to record the location and photos of every war memorial across the country.
Places of Pride is the national register of war memorials. Search your location to find a war memorial in your area.
In September, a new Memorial Wall to 569 servicemen who died in the Second World War was officially unveiled at the former Royal Australian Air Force Station Maryborough in Queensland.
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
In October 1944, a large combined United States and Allied fleet, also including Royal Australian Navy vessels, launched an assault to begin liberating the Philippines from Japanese occupation.
The fleet, in excess of 600 vessels, was about to prevail in the largest naval battle of the Second World War, the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
From ABC News
From ABC News
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Bellingen, NSW
Gin Gin, QLD
Cudgewa, VIC