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
Parade Ground Opening for Anzac Day Veterans’ March
The Australian War Memorial will proudly welcome veterans, current serving members, their families and the public to its newly developed Parade Ground for the 2024 ACT RSL Veterans’ March this Anzac Day.
From Australian War Memorial
What’s happening on Anzac Day in Australia
This Anzac Day thousands of Australians and New Zealanders will come together at services across the nation to reflect on those who died and the sacrifices made by our veterans and serving Defence Force members.
From yahoo! news
Missing Royal Australian Air Force World War II bomber and crew discovered in underwater wreck in Papua New Guinea
From ABC News
2024 marks the 80th Anniversary of the loss of Lancaster ME685
Lancaster ME685 EM-C from 207 Squadron RAF Spilsby was commanded by Warrant Officer J R “Ray” Senior age 23.
Little-known ANZAC history on Imbros island showcased at Sydney exhibition
As people walked into the Prince Henry Centre at Sydney’s Little Bay on Sunday, April 7, they were instantly drawn to 21 boards expertly placed around the room which featured 137 photographs and re
From The Greek Herald
Get all the important information for ANZAC Day in Mount Isa
Preparations are well underway for this year's ANZAC day and the RSL Mount Isa Sub Branch would like to inform the community of some important information in the lead up to April 25.
From The North West Star
Beloved Emu Plains ANZAC Day service to return
A much-loved ANZAC Day service in Emu Plains will return after several years in the wilderness.
From The Western Weekender
Anzac Day on the Peninsula 2024
From Mornington Peninsula Shire
Commemorating Anzac Day 2024 Boroondara war memorials
On Thursday 25 April we mark 109 years since the World War I Gallipoli landings that gave rise to Anzac Day.
From Mirage News
The Loss of Lark Force
From Australian War Memorial
Blood sweat and tears set in stone at Australian War Memorial
From Australian War Memorial
Commemorating 20 years of POW memorial in Ballarat
This month marks a significant milestone as the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial in Ballarat commemorates 20 years since its opening.
From Australian Seniors
60th anniversary of sinking of HMAS Voyager II
From Australian War Memorial
Call goes out for more poppies
From Central Coast News
Memorial service to highlight sacrifices made by animals in wars
The Northern Tasmanian Light Horse Troop (NTLHT) expressed the importance of remembering animals killed in wars ahead of a commemorative service in February.
From The Examiner
An Anzac Holiday on Imbros – Moonee Ponds’ Private William Marshall and his account writes of Imbros
" Last year a previously undiscovered private war diary was brought to my attention, providing new insights into the Australian experience of Lemnos during the Gallipoli campaign."
From NEOS KOSMOS News
The Yarralumla Nursery and their slice of ANZAC history
The Lone Pine received its name in 1915 after the Turkish soldiers, in order to cover and line their trenches, cut down all but one of the Aleppo Pines (Pinus halepensis) that covered Plateau 400, which they were defending.
From Riotact
Boer War Memorial statue to be replaced
The Boer War Memorial statue that has stood proudly in Sturt Street for 117 years will need to be replaced.
From City of Ballarat
Flag flies again after 55 years
Fifty-five years after a 17th Construction Squadron flag supposedly ‘blew off’ a flag pole in Nui Dat, at the 1st Australian Task Force base in Vietnam, the flag was returned to its rightful home at Zabul Lines, RAAF Base Amberley, Ipswich, on November 14.
From Australian Government Defence
'Missing chapter' of history honoured after 80 years
Those who lost their lives in Australia's worst maritime disaster can rest easy knowing their stories are not lost to history.
From The Canberra Times
Moving story of Queanbeyan’s Boer War memorial
From resurrection to transplantation, the journey of the NSW town’s memorial to a brutal, almost three-year conflict in which Australia really didn’t have any quarrel, the South African Boer War, 1899-1902, is almost unknown.
From CBR City News