War memorials offer special insights into local history and heroism. Each small town has their own stories of sacrifice, determination and devotion to duty. We invite you to experience these insights first hand and see how our communities have been shaped from the stories.
In 1915, Australia's Defence Act prohibited "men not of substantial European origin" from enlisting to fight in World War I. But 21-year-old Northern Territory-born Aboriginal man Frederick Prentice was determined to defend his country, despite the bloody overseas battles from which 60,000 Australians never returned.
From ABC News
A century of Western Australian military history will be recognised at a special event in Perth next month, and a group of South West 'troopers' have been called upon to take part.
Tributes have flowed for World War II navy veteran and Toowoomba RSL sub branch stalwart Joe Treers, aged 99.
From RSL Queensland
The opening exhibition for the new Rocky Hill War Memorial Museum building, Objects of National Significance: When war trophies came to Goulburn, has been nominated in the Museums and Galleries NSW 2021 Imagine Awards.
From Goulburn Post News
The contemporary significance of a historic town hall to a country community like Kojonup has been recognised by the local Shire, which has just completed four years of renovations on its memorial hall.
As many town halls across the Great Southern region stand in the shadow of what once was, the Shire of Kojonup has repainted, re-plastered and, in some areas, rebuilt the Kojonup Memorial Hall in a $300,000 refurbishment.
From The West Australian
The site of the Rockingham RSL Club, in Memorial Drive, Peron, has a Remembrance Wall and WW1 Roll of honour as well as other War Memorabilia, and on Vietnam Veterans Day this year, being the 18th August 2021, a unique statue dedicated to homeless veterans was unveiled, including a poem written by Councillor Hayley Edwards (City of Rockingham Councillor) titled the Homeless Soldier.
Victoria’s City of Casey Council will soon start the second phase of a tree renewal project along the Beaconsfield Avenue of Honour to ensure the significant site remains as a living memorial into the future.
From Australian Seniors News
A family in Alabama laid to rest a young sailor killed almost 80 years ago in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
From Stars and Stripes
Interview given by distinguished senior Muslim Scholar, Professor Shahid Raza Naeemi OBE, on the British-Indian Army’s role in the Second World War.
From Dewsbury Reporter
A new sculpture in Tarlee has managed to capture a piece of the town’s World War II history and is now on display at the town’s visitor information bay.
From 5AU
Martin Adler encountered the three siblings, who were hiding in a wicker basket, while he was searching for Nazi soldiers
From Smart News
Of the estimated million people who fled Vietnam, about 300,000 would perish in treacherous seas, attacks by pirates or exposure to the elements. MG99 were some of the lucky ones.
While the memorial has been closed due to the latest COVID-19 lockdown, its Museum at Home program offers a range of ways to engage online.
From the senior
For 103 years the remains of an unknown World War I soldier lay in a grave in France, a mystery to historians and to the Australian Army, until now.
From the ABC
Curators work hard to maintain the Australian War Memorial's exhibits, collections and war artefacts in mint condition. Here we continue our look back at some of the Memorial's exhibits over the years
From Canberra Times
Today marks the 106th anniversary of the start of the four-day Battle of Lone Pine, one of the deadliest battles of the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War.
From Mirage news
A University of Wollongong history student is partly responsible for a new tour taking people back in time to walk the streets of Kiama during World War I.
From Kiama Online News
The US Army declared Wilkins missing in action in July 1950 during the Korean War, and his remains were finally discovered 70 years later. Walter was a teenager the last time he saw his brother.
From Army times
A new book by Wide Bay author Tony Matthews reveals what it was like for the survivors of the Australian hospital ship Centaur after it had been torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943 and sunk about 80km north-east of Brisbane.
From Noosa today
“I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan” is “a testimony to the creativity and resilience of Afghan weavers who have faced the devastating effects of war for more than 40 years”. On display at the ANU, Canberra.
From Canberra city news
When Danusha Cubillo began looking into the life of Corporal Dolly Garinyi Batcho, she started out with just a photo and a name.
From the ABC
Narooma's last surviving WW2 veteran, 'Jim' Pollock passed away at IRT Dalmeny on Friday, July 9.
From Narooma News
Brendan Nelson will officially unveil the new Berrigan Memorial Wall on 12 November 2021.
From southern riverine news