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Rare postcards shine a new light on Indigenous soldiers service
On a cold Sunday morning in late May 2024, Jeannie Lister and her husband Ron came across a stall specialising in antique and ...
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Upcoming Last Post Ceremonies
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The unit that became a community: 1 Australian Logistic Support Group during the Vietnam War
The Australian Army set up 1 Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) at Vung Tau to provide support for the inland ...
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Australian-made stock saddle officially supplied to troops serving in the Boer War, 1901
Brown leather Poley saddle with white cloth (replacement) lining over original white serge lining. Both flaps stamped inside with broad arrows and '01'. Saddle is unmounted. Saddle shortages were ...
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Simpson and his donkey, 1915
'Arguably Australia's most famous soldier is neither a general nor a Victoria Cross recipient, but a stretcher bearer who served briefly in the nation's first major campaign'. Peter Corlett's ...
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Australian War Memorial reveals Dili diorama on 25th anniversary
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Volume III – The Australian Imperial Force in France, 1916 (12th edition, 1941)
After the evacuation from the Gallipoli Peninsula at the end of 1915 the AIF returned to Egypt where it was reorganised into two corps, I and II Anzac. By mid-1916 both Corps had arrived on the ...
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Private Patrick William McManus
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No. 462 Squadron
AWM 64, RAAF formation and unit records ^*ORMF 0118, Roll 91 ^*1/335 Sep 43 - Feb 44 ^*1/336 Sep 44 - Sep 45 ^*1/337 May - Aug 43 ^*1/338 Aug 44 - Sep 45; Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: a ...
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The Empire needs men!
British First World War Recruitment poster (No.58) issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC). It features a naturalistic drawing by Arthur Wardle, one of Britain's most renowned animal ...
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Poppy's Cafe
Poppy's Café is located on the Australian War Memorial grounds. We are open daily from 9am to 3pm (the kitchen is open from 11am to 2pm). We are currently able to accommodate 40 seated patrons inside ...
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Keith Payne
Keith Payne was born at Ingham, Queensland, on 30 August 1933. He attended Ingham State School and afterwards became an apprentice cabinet-maker. During this time he also served with the 31st ...