Likely remains of war hero Samuel Pearse await identification in Russia
In the middle of a lush green park, resting under shady trees stands a statue of a man, who became one of Australia's most decorated soldiers.
From ABC News
Descendants want to solve missing WWII Busselton Beaufort Bomber mystery
It was the spring of 1943 when an A9-317 Beaufort Bomber aircraft took off into the afternoon sky.
With five people on board, the aircraft was scheduled to patrol for enemy ships from the RAAF Base in Busselton, 220 kilometres south of Perth, on September 9.
From ABC News
Recognising 77 years in the pursuit of peace
On 14 September 1947, Australians were among the world's first peacekeepers deployed into the field, when working alongside personnel from Belgium, Britain, China, France and the United States, they help Indonesia gain independence from the Netherlands. This heralded the start of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations.
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
New Battle of Crete memorial unveiled
A new war memorial commemorating the Second World War Battle of Crete was unveiled in Perth’s King Park.
The memorial honours the almost 800 Australians who were killed or wounded and more than 3,000 who were captured defending the Greek island, which German forces invaded in a massive parachute assault in May 1941.
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Vietnam veteran Jack Jewry honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veteran Lance Corporal Jack Jewry at the Last Post Ceremony on Sunday 18 August, Vietnam Veterans’ Day.
From Australian War Memorial
Remembering those who served in Vietnam
The Greater Geelong community will recognise people who served and died in the Vietnam War with a memorial service and march this Vietnam Veteran’s Day.
From Ocean Grove Voice
Newly installed memorial to Australian airmen unveiled at Dornoch bridge dedication service
A newly installed memorial to Australian airmen who lost their lives in a World War II plane crash in the Dornoch Firth, has been unveiled.
From The Northern Times
Soaking up the history at Pearl Harbor
While alongside at Pearl Harbor, crew of HMAS Sydney toured the historical battleship USS Missouri and the USS Arizona memorial.
From Australian Government Defence
Exciting art changeovers in the First World War, Second World War and Korea galleries
Exciting changes are afoot in the Memorial galleries!
From Australian War Memorial
71st Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice
27 July 1953 saw the end of one of the most destructive conflicts of the modern era with the signing of an armistice to end the Korean War.
From Government House Western Australia
Warrant Officer Lester’s war service honoured
Warrant Officer Donald Lester’s World War II service with the Royal Air Force has been honoured through Bundaberg Regional Council's Streets of Remembrance program. The program sees the badge under which local veterans served added to the signs of Bundaberg Region streets as a tribute to their service.
Australia’s memorial trail on Lemnos expected to attract tourists
The island of Lemnos in Greece is set to expand into historical tourism with the Australian funded memorial trail for ANZAC’s due to open in 2025.
Honouring Private Miller Mack
The first thing most people notice about this striking photograph of Ngarrindjeri Anzac Private Miller Mack is his eyes; the second is that he is an Aboriginal man. The photograph is often used as a symbol of Indigenous Australians’ contribution to the First World War.
From Australian War Memorial
Service as Citizenship
Current Memorial research estimates that approximately 1,200 Indigenous Australian men attempted to enlist in the First World War. They did so in spite of the military restrictions on their service and the widespread dispossession, discrimination, and inequality many faced in their day-to-day lives.
From Australian War Memorial
Cold War Gallery re-opens at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial launched its revised Cold War Gallery on the 74th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, Tuesday 25 June.
From Australian War Memorial
A versatile ship: HMAS Adelaide’s service during the Second World War
The light cruiser HMAS Adelaide had seen service by the start of the Second World War. Built at the end of the First World War, it had been re-fitted and updated several times, as well as participating in policing actions in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, and trans-Tasman exercises with New Zealand.
From Australian War Memorial
Australians remembered for role in D-Day landings
Eighty years ago, Australian Spitfire pilot Colin "Dinger" Bell and more than 3000 of his countrymen braved enemy fire as they stormed the heavily-defended beaches of Normandy.
From The Northern Daily Leader
Funding secured for 19 war memorials
The NSW Government has today announced that 19 war memorials across the state will receive funding from Round 2 of the 2023/24 Community War Memorials Fund.
From Australian Seniors
Upgraded Hurstville Memorial Square praised by RSL
The restored Hurstville Memorial Square and has been praised by local RSL Sub-branches.
The upgrade of Hurstville Memorial Square was recently completed, creating a revitalised space for the community to honour those who have given their lives in defence of Australia's freedoms.
From St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
War Memorial's 'Stone of Remembrance' has come home, but what is it?
Months of planning have culminated in a delicate moving process at the Australian War Memorial, returning one of its most significant commemorative objects to its rightful place, front and centre.
From Riotact
$5 million funding for Glenorchy War Memorial Pool repairs
$5 million promised during the election campaign to repair the Glenorchy War Memorial Pool will be provided in September’s state budget, local MP Madeleine Ogilvie has confirmed.
From Pulse Tasmania
Recognition 70 years in the making
He was only 19 when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
From Australian Rual & Regional News
RAAF crew decorated 82 years on
More than 80 years after coming down in the sea off Papua New Guinea, the crew of a Hudson bomber are being remembered and celebrated for their heroism.
From Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Commemorating our Ex-Prisoners of War
From the Boer War to the Korean War, over 35,000 Australian service men and women have been captured and endured incarceration as Prisoners of War.
From Government House Western Australia