Ballarat carried an estimated 1,740 troops, including Corporal James Kenneth Donald of the 2nd Section, Australian Railway Troops. Corporal Donald kept a personal diary during the voyage that is now ...

It looked like a scene out of Dante’s Inferno. Bombadier Hugh Clarke, 2/10th Field Regiment In 1943 Japan’s high command decided to build a railway linking Thailand and Burma, to supply its campaign ...

Preface by Professor Robert O'Neill Volume I – The Story of ANZAC from the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli Campaign, May 4, 1915 (11th edition, 1941) Volume II – The ...

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The Australian War Memorial acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and waters. We pay our respects to elders ...

Tattoos are a conversation starter. Many members and veterans of the Australian Defence Forces have tattoos, and while their reasons for getting tattooed are as varied as the people themselves, ...

Original Australian War Records Section caption: "An Australian Light Horseman collecting anemones near Belah in Palestine". The soldier was identified in 2007 as being 2601 Trooper George "Pop" ...

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 ...

In most ceremonies of remembrance there is a reading of an appropriate poem. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. In ...

The army biscuit, also known as an Anzac wafer or Anzac tile, is essentially a long shelf-life, hard tack biscuit, eaten as a substitute for bread. Unlike bread, though, the biscuits are very, very ...

Campaign and service medals recognise service rendered by members of the Australian Defence Force in prescribed warlike operations. Honours and awards are conferred in recognition of gallant or ...

Within the Memorial's collection, there are a number of standout items which hold a wealth of useful information for all types of research. These records hold in depth, often first-hand, accounts of ...