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New Main Entrance and Foyer

The new Main Entrance Foyer, designed by Studio.SC, was officially opened to the public on 3 February 2025. Situated directly below the existing forecourt, visitors can enter from the Sculpture Garden ...
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Statement on the Les Carlyon Literary Prize

“The Les Carlyon Literary Prize was established by the Council of the Australian War Memorial to honour the late historian, author, journalist and Council member, Les Carlyon. Since 2020, it has been ...
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Course photographs for No. 4 Service Flying Training School (4 SFTS)

GROUP PORTRAIT OF NO. 4 INITIAL TRAINING SCHOOL, RAAF, COURSE NO. 25, "A" SQUADRON, FLIGHT 17. BACK ROW: 417275 DOUGLAS GEORGE BARRETT (DIED 27 JANUARY 1944 ON OPERATIONS OVER NORTH WEST EUROPE, ...
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Anzac Day

Anzac Day is our national day of commemoration. On Friday 25 April 2025, the Australian War Memorial marked the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings and commemorated all Australians who have ...
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A is for Animals

A is for Animals offers an A to Z of animals in war, from mascots and messengers to creepy-crawlies. Animals are put to many uses in war. Sometimes they have jobs to do: the horses, camels, mules, and ...
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Volume II – Greece, Crete and Syria (1st edition, 1953)

This second volume of the army series of the official history of Australia in the war of 1939-1945 describes the campaigns in Greece, Crete and Syria in 1941. In Greece the main British force in the ...
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First World War Official Histories

Copying Provisions Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any ...
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Classroom Resources

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people please be aware that some resources contain images and names of deceased persons.
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Photographs relating to 3069 David George Horwood 50th Battalion

Studio portrait of 3027 Private (Pte) Roland Winzel Carter, 10th Reinforcements, 10th Battalion, later 50th Battalion. An Aboriginal Seviceman of Point McLeay, South Australia, Pte Carter was wounded ...
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Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier

Plans to honour an unknown Australian soldier were first put forward in the 1920s, but it was not until 1993 that one was at last brought home. To mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the First ...
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Charge at The Nek

The Nek was a vitally important position on the northern end of the ANZAC front line and the scene of a tragic attack by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade at dawn on 7 August 1915. It was a narrow bridge of ...
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Second Lieutenant William Keith Seabrook

Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files: Unit 17th Australian Infantry Battalion Conflict First World War, 1914-1918 Rank Second Lieutenant First World War Embarkation Roll: Conflict First ...