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Control: Stories of Australian peacekeeping and humanitarian operations (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the series; a Century of Service. More than 30,000 Australians have served on peacekeeping operations since 1947. The following stories are about people…

Damien Timms - Rwanda veteran (Oral history)

Damien Timms - Rwanda veteran (Video)

Damien Timms grew up in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of St Kilda. He joined the Australian Army in 1989, partly inspired by his grandfather’s service in the Navy.

Danny Blomeley - Cambodia veteran (Oral history)

Dave Lassam - Navy veteran (Oral history)

Dave Lassam - Navy veteran (Video)

Dave Lassam joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1978. After completing the initial 12-week recruit training, he started a 9-month medical training course at HMAS Cerberus to become a medic.

David McCammon - Afghanistan (Oral history)

David McCammon - East Timor (Oral history)

David McCammon - Afghanistan (Video)

David McCammon attended Officer Cadet School of New Zealand (OCS) in 1997, graduating to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.

David McCammon - East Timor (Video)

David McCammon attended Officer Cadet School of New Zealand (OCS) in 1997, graduating to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.

Don Spinks - Middle East/Afghanistan veteran (Oral history)

Donald Barnby: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Donald Barnby has had an exciting and varied career in the Australian Army, Special Air Service (SAS) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). During this time, he also served in the Vietnam War.…

First on the Ground peacekeeping film (Video)

Australian peacekeepers have been in the field every year since 1947 when they were the first on the ground in the Netherlands East Indies. They serve with the aim of contributing to lasting peace…

Gary Ramage - Photographer (Video)

Gary Ramage is a photographer and video journalist. He was born in Scotland and emigrated to Australia with his parents and siblings in 1975.

Geoff Hazel - Cyprus/ East Timor (Oral history)

Geoff Hazel - Mozambique (Oral history)

Geoff Hazel - Vietnam (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Geoff Hazel - Cyprus/ East Timor (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Geoff Hazel - Mozambique (Video)

Geoff Hazel was born in 1948 and grew up in and around Army camps in Victoria and New South Wales.

Independence: Stories of the Royal Australian Navy (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the Century of Service series. It explores the stories of several Australians who have served in the Commonwealth Naval Force and the Royal Australian Navy…

Jason Rogalewski-Slade - East Timor (Oral history)

Jason Rogalewski-Slade - Rwanda (Oral history)

Jason Rogalewski-Slade - East Timor (Video)

Jason Rogalewski-Slade was 17 when he enlisted in the Australian Army in 1988.

Jason Rogalewski-Slade - Rwanda (Video)

Jason Rogalewski-Slade was 17 when he enlisted in the Australian Army in 1988.

John Frewen - Rwanda veteran (Oral history)

John Frewen - Rwanda veteran (Video)

John Frewen is a career infantry officer whose father and grandfather also served in the Australian Army.

Keeping the peace: Investigating Australia's contribution to peacekeeping (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

This education resource is for secondary school students. It explores Australia's contribution to International peacekeeping operations over the last seventy years. Use this as a tool encourages…

Liz Cosson - Army veteran (Oral history)

Liz Cosson - Bougainville veteran (Oral history)

Liz Cosson - DVA - First Assistant Secretary (Oral history)

Liz Cosson - Army veteran (Video)

Liz Cosson joined the Australian Army in 1979 as an officer cadet and was commissioned in the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.

Liz Cosson - Bougainville veteran (Video)

Liz Cosson joined the Australian Army in 1979 as an officer cadet and was commissioned in the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.

Liz Cosson - DVA - First Assistant Secretary (Video)

Liz Cosson joined the Australian Army in 1979 as an officer cadet and was commissioned in the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.

Loyalty: Stories of the Australian Army (Book)

This commemorative publication is part of the series, a Century of Service. It's aimed at upper primary and lower secondary school students. It explores some of the extraordinary stories of loyalty…

National Peacekeepers' Day 14 September

Significance of the dateAt the end of World War II, conflict arose in the Netherlands East Indies.

Peacekeepers in East Timor: Expressions - Commemoration through art (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

A printable activity sheet to help develop students' understanding of wartime through artwork. Wendy Sharpe, an Official Australian War Artist, painted this scene in 2000. She has depicted two…

Peacekeeping and the United Nations Digibook (Digibook), (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

Explore the role of the UN and its international peace operations.

Peacekeeping in the Middle East: Expressions - Commemoration through Art (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

A printable activity sheet to help develop students' understanding of wartime through artwork. The photograph shows Australian peacekeeper Lieutenant Colonel Keith Desmond Howard in the Middle East…

Rachel Milsom - Middle East (Oral history)

Rachel Milsom - Middle East (Video)

Rachel Milsom completed school in Canberra. She joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1993 as a Reservist while still completing her undergraduate degree.

Rachel Milsom - East Timor (Video)

Rachel Milsom completed school in Canberra. She joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1993 as a Reservist while still completing her undergraduate degree.

Remembrance Day Kitbag for hosting a commemorative event (Fact sheet)

Host resources for a Remembrance Day service. Our kitbag includes a suggested order of service with flag protocols, music, sample speeches, the Ode of Remembrance and craft activities for children.…

Remembrance Day Posters 2011 (Poster)

A commemorative poster was produced for the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy. The poster features a central image of an unidentified Petty Officer who had served at least three years at sea…

Remembrance Day Posters 2017 (Poster)

This poster, with its collage of images from Australian peacekeeping operations, hints at the range of missions on which Australians have served, from ceasefire monitoring in the Middle East to…

Remembrance Day Posters 2022 (Poster)

This poster has been created to commemorate Remembrance Day in 2022. Display our poster to help remember and recognise all those who lost their lives in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping or…

Robert Harold Nimmo: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Lieutenant General Robert Harold Nimmo (known as Harold) served in the Australian military forces for over 35 years. He served in World War I and II, and was the Chief Military Observer to the United…

Robert Lusby - Rwanda veteran (Oral history)

Robert Lusby - Rwanda veteran (Video)

Robert Lusby is an Honours graduate in Medicine from the University of NSW.

Robert Swanwick - Sinai veteran (Oral history)

Robert Swanwick - Sinai veteran (Video)

Robert Swanwick was born and raised in Geelong. His father was a naval veteran of the World War II and Korean War, which fostered an interest in military history.
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