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
Brendan Nelson to unveil Berrigan Memorial Wall
Brendan Nelson will officially unveil the new Berrigan Memorial Wall on 12 November 2021.
From southern riverine news
Uncovered Connections: Private Alexander Clingan’s Return from Fromelles
105 years ago, an attack at Fromelles was ultimately a futile military operation. And for more than 90 years, the remains of 250 Australian and British soldiers lay in a forgotten mass grave on the outskirts of Fromelles village. Including Private Alex Clingan.
From our website
Manna Gums Frontier Wars Memorial Avenue – first of its kind
The Manna Gums on the Malmsbury-Daylesford Road in Daylesford is the site for an Aboriginal Peoples Memorial Avenue, opened at the conclusion of NAIDOC Week
From the wombat post
Flashback Friday: Remembering our veterans
The next few weeks will see our readers going back in time to the Australian War Memorial that we were familiar with in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. This week we look at a range of displays which attracted many visitors.
From Canberra Times
Remembering the forgotten soldiers
After almost 20 years of research and relentless work, Malaya and Korean War veteran, Matt Rennie, has almost finished identifying and recognising all of the forgotten soldiers buried at the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) section of the Ipswich General Cemetery.
From Ipswich News Today
The digger from Shanghai
This is a story of how a group of five ordinary men — a mechanic, a cook, duco sprayer, sheep farmer and a labourer — beat the odds, 80 years ago.
From the ABC
Margaret Sutherland becomes first Australian woman to receive US Air Medal
Air Force veteran Margaret Sutherland has officially become the first Australian woman to receive the US Air Medal.
From Bendigo Advertiser
Decolonisation, Empire and repatriating looted art - inside Scotland's National Museum amid culture wars
Museums are caught in the crossfire of our increasingly toxic political debates around Empire, race and the past.
From the Guardian
Peter Cosgrove to unveil Gunnedah memorial for WWI nurse Annie Egan
WWI nurse Annie Egan will be honoured in Gunnedah more than a century after she contracted the Spanish flu and died while caring for returning Australian soldiers. Former Governor General of Australia General Sir Peter Cosgrove to unveil the memorial.
From northern daily leader
