In January 1916, William boarded the troopship Commonwealth and returned to Australia. While he convalesced at home in ...

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*Note: To be referred to in the spoken word as Waal Waal Ngakyunkwokka until June 2026, to follow cultural protocols of the Wik people of the Wanum Clan, relating to funerary announcements. The ...

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the D–Day landings in Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. D–Day and the battle of Normandy marked the first step in the Allied liberation of Europe from Nazi ...

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During a live, interactive session with educators, students can explore some of the galleries at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and see photographs, works of art, and film. They can learn ...

On the night of 31 May 1942 three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney harbour. One became entangled in the boom net across the harbour, and her occupants blew her up. A second entered the ...

Alice Ross-King was born in Ballarat, Victoria, on 5 August 1887 to Archibald and his wife, Henrietta. When Alice was still young the family moved to Perth, where as the result of an accident Alice's ...

Your generous donation will be used to ensure the memory of our Defence Forces and what they have done for us, and what they continue to do for our freedom remains – today and into the future.

Your generous donation will be used to ensure the memory of our Defence Forces and what they have done for us, and what they continue to do for our freedom remains – today and into the future.

With only modest progress accompanying the Allied attack at the Second Battle of Krithia in the first week of May 1915, a third attempt was made to secure the village of Krithia and the prominent hill ...