Reflections: Capturing veterans' stories

Oral histories are a great way to explore wartime experiences through the eyes of a veteran or someone else who remembers the war. Our easy-to-use guide will help you plan and do an interview and share what you learn. You'll find that our veterans have some amazing stories to tell.

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How are you commemorating Remembrance Day?

Use our Remembrance Day posters and new educational resources on 11 November to help commemorate Australians who served. Explore our new content
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Why We Remember: P-3 Commemoration presentation
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Patriotism: Stories from the Australian home front during the Second World War
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Australian Women in War: Service, Courage and Care

Did you know?

We've produced over 100 resources on Australia's military and service history. Many are for teachers and students. Some have won national awards.

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Veterans' stories: their words

We gather stories of ordinary Australians who've had extraordinary experiences serving in wars, conflicts and peace operations all over the world

Watch their oral histories

Rats of Tobruk

We captured reflections from Australian veterans who served in North Africa during World War II and survived the siege of Tobruk in 1941

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images, names and voices of deceased persons.