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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people please be aware that some resources contain images and names of deceased persons.

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 ...

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 ...

On 3 September 1939 Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies announced the beginning of Australia's involvement in the Second World War on every national and commercial radio station in Australia. Almost ...

Kisarazu, Japan. 1947. Lineup of Mustang aircraft of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), which took part in a fly-past over Tokyo, and were based temporarily ...

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 ...

AWM4 Subclass 10/1 - 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade AWM4 Subclass 10/2 - 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade AWM4 Subclass 10/3 - 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade AWM4 Subclass 10/4 - 4th ...

Since its inception, the Australian War Memorial has sponsored the production of Australia’s official war histories. In 2016 the Memorial, with funding from the Australian government, began writing ...