East Fremantle Council backs HMAS Perth war memorial extension
A stunning new war memorial to HMAS Perth in East Fremantle is one step closer to coming to fruition.
Military History Trail
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.
Aboriginal war hero Frederick Prentice recognised 105 years after his bravery on the Western Front
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
Bunbury 10th Light Horse troop prepares for parade
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.
Vale: Toowoomba RSL pay tribute WWII veteran and beloved member
Tributes have flowed for World War II navy veteran and Toowoomba RSL sub branch stalwart Joe Treers, aged 99.
From RSL Queensland
Goulburn's Rocky Hill War Memorial Museum exhibition a chance for award
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
Memorial Hall upgrades confirm Kojonup’s passion to preserving its rich history
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 Story of the Nameless Homeless Veteran statue
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.
Breathing new life into living memorial
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
World War II sailor comes home to Alabama almost 80 years after death at Pearl Harbor
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
British-Indian Army's global role in Second World War
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
New WWII Sculpture At Tarlee Information Bay
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
World War II veteran reunites with Italian children he almost shot in 1944
Martin Adler encountered the three siblings, who were hiding in a wicker basket, while he was searching for Nazi soldiers
From Smart News
Royal Australian Navy and 'MG99' Vietnamese refugees reunion 40 years in the making
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.
Australian War Memorial's Museum at Home program keeping people connected
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
Australian soldier's remains identified after more than a century in an unmarked grave on the Western Front
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
Flashback Friday: A curator's touch
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
Anniversary of Battle of Lone Pine, Gallipoli
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
Kiama history app takes walkers back in time to WW1
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
Seven decades later, remains of soldier lost in Korean War returned home
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
Centaur survivors finally tell their powerful stories
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
War rugs reveal a terrible beauty
“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
Uncovering service of Indigenous women in World War II
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
Vale Jim Pollock, Narooma's last WWII veteran
Narooma's last surviving WW2 veteran, 'Jim' Pollock passed away at IRT Dalmeny on Friday, July 9.
From Narooma News