Doris Evelyn Jeffs was born in Perth in June 1922. She joined the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) at Fremantle, Western Australia on the 8 February 1943 and was posted to the local ...

To enable anyone in Australia or overseas to view the Last Post Ceremony, it is broadcast live daily on the Memorial's dedicated Last Post Ceremony YouTube Channel ...

The ACT Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia Veterans’ March will commence at 9.30 am on the Parade Ground of the Australian War Memorial. Following the march, the Anzac Day ...

Built in 1928, the SS Vyner Brooke was a British-registered cargo vessel of 1,670 tons. She was named after the Third Rajah of Sarawak - Sir Charles Vyner Brooke. Up until the outbreak of war with the ...

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This is the third in a series of blogs about First World War uniforms and covers the basic aspects of the Australian Imperial Force headwear during the First World War. The most distinctive and ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people please be advised that the following site and pages contain the names, images and objects of deceased persons. This list has been created to provide ...

This is one in a series of blogs that covers the basic aspects of Australian uniforms during the First World War. There is a great diversity between nursing uniforms of the First World War. This ...

It has become known as Australia’s blackest night. On 19 July 1916, the troops of the 5th Australian and 61st British Divisions attacked a strong German position, at the centre of which stood the ...

Jack Tredrea was just 24 years old when he parachuted into Borneo in March 1945, armed with only a few maps, some guns and grenades, and a cyanide pill to swallow in case he was captured. “You didn’t ...

The V2 rocket was the first ballistic guided missile to use advanced rocket technology and to be used in war by the Nazi’s against the Allies. Developed by Wernher von Braun in 1936, it was developed ...

Every year, as Anzac Day approaches, people become curious about Anzac biscuits. Maybe it's because the thought of them is a delectable relief to the sombreness of that day and all that it ...