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'King reviews troops on Salisbury Plain' (Video)

King George V reviews Australian troops on Salisbury Plain. The king decorates Australian heroes of Pozieres in the presence of the Australian High Commissioner.

1916—Fromelles and the Somme (Book)

This publication is a part of the series; Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918. The focus is on the midpoint of the Great War and the arrival of the First Australian divisions in France.

1917—Bapaume and Bullecourt (Book)

This publication is apart of the series; Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918. Australians in France entered one of the greatest battles in British history. The heaviest fighting took place…

1917—Ypres (Book)

This publication is apart of the series; Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918. It highlights the period June to November 1917. Australia had more than 12,000 casualties and suffered thousands…

1918—Amiens to Hindenburg Line (Book)

This publication is a part of the series; Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918. It highlights a mighty battle which began in France at 4.20 am on 8 August 1918. Australia, Britain and Canada…

1918—Villers-Bretonneux to Le Hamel (Book)

This publication is a part of the series; the Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918. It highlights the war effort of the Australian Imperial Force (the 'AIF') in 1918. Few then understood how…

1st Australian Division Memorial, Pozières (Audio file)

At home, or as you tour the twelve locations of the Australian Remembrance Trail in France and Belgium, listen to a four-minute audio-cast featuring the extraordinary stories of Australian soldiers 'on this spot'. Listen to the audio-cast from your device

3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station (Image)

4th Australian Division Memorial, Bellenglise (Audio file)

At home, or as you tour the twelve locations of the Australian Remembrance Trail in France and Belgium, listen to a four-minute audio-cast featuring the extraordinary stories of Australian soldiers 'on this spot'. Listen to the audio-cast from your device

5th Division Memorial at Polygon Wood (Video)

This short silent film shows the recently completed Fifth Australian Division Memorial at Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, c.1919.

A bell from Simpson's donkey at Moama

The simple brass bell might have been acquired from Indian troops on Gallipoli or from Egypt.

A doctor's view of Gallipoli landings

Major Vivien Benjafield of the Australian Army Medical Corps became something of a legend in his own lifetime. He served throughout World War I as a surgeon and administrator in Gallipoli, on…

A flying career cut short – and the Steele brothers

Norman's career in the Australian Flying Corps Norman was in his final year of school when war was declared in 1914. He had been:

A mother pleads with son to lead a good life

Religion played an important part in the lives of many families whose sons enlisted to serve in World War I. Many a young soldier went off with the pleas of mothers and fathers to lead pure lives…

A prisoner of the Turks

When George Handsley signed up to join the Light Horse Regiment in Toowoomba in August 1915 he had visions of fighting the great fight against the enemy hordes. What he didn't realise was that he was…

Aborigine survives family massacre but dies in war

An Aborigine who was the sole survivor of a brutal attack in which his entire family was massacred in 1880, was brought up by a white family in country New South Wales and later fought for Australia…

Aftermath of the Gallipoli Campaign

Human costs to belligerents

AIF identity discs at Port Augusta

The AIF identity discs of the McAuliffe brothers were returned to their mother Elizabeth during the war.

Air Disaster Memorial in Canberra

A plane crash in 1940 claimed the life of a formidable man who helped to create the AIF in World War I.

Alan Garden gave up law to go to war

Alan Garden abandoned his law degree at Melbourne University to sign up for World War I. He joined with his mates, Bill Woodfull (who later captained the Australian cricket team), and Bill Leggatt (…

Albert Borella VC, Ronald Lister Collection at Darwin

A group of Territory volunteers who sailed on SS Aldenham to enlist at Townsville included Albert Borella, who had walked and ridden over 900km.

Albert Chalmers Borella

Albert David Lowerson

Albert Jacka

In the boxing ring, as on the battlefield, he was not roused to anger quickly. But once his blood was up, he became a fierce and uncompromising fighter.

Alexander Henry Buckley

Alexander Robertson's diary aboard HMAS Warrego at Camperdown

The Helles Memorial lies at the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Little visited by Australians, this is the only place where every British Empire and Commonwealth military unit and naval vessel that…

Alexander Stewart Burton

Alexander Stewart Burton VC was one of 7 Australians awarded a Victoria Cross during the

Alfred Edward Gaby

Alfred John Shout

'As brave as ever wore the uniform of the King…'

Ancestry: Stories of multicultural Anzacs (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the series; a Century of Service. It's aimed at upper primary and lower secondary school students. It explores stories of individuals and families from…

Animals in the military during World War I

CamelsCamels can travel long distances with heavy loads, through hot dry country. Before motorised transport was available, camels were useful for exploration and work in arid regions.

ANMM 00004035 (Image)

ANMM 3345 (Image)

ANNM 00015813 (Image)

Anzac Cove Battlefield site (Audio file)

Anzac Cove map (Image)

Anzac Cove today

Memorial services at Anzac Cove The British Empire, dominion and French forces, as well as the Turkish forces, suffered severely on Gallipoli.

Anzac Day 2024 poster (Poster)

This poster honours all Australian personnel who have served in wars, conflicts and peace operations. It shows the 2023 Anzac Day service at the local war memorial in Tuross Head, New South Wales.

Anzac Day Posters 2010 (Poster)

Anzac Day Posters 2014 (Poster)

The 2014 Anzac Day poster honours our contemporary personnel in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who are completing their service in Afghanistan, and links their contribution with that of the first…

Anzac Day Posters 2015 (Poster)

The Anzac Day posters highlight the significance of the landings at Gallipoli. The images capture a moment in time as men step off the boats and begin their climb up the steep terrain.

Anzac Day Posters 2016 (Poster)

Almost 300,000 Australians served on the Western Front in France and Flanders, taking part in every major British offensive between 1916 and the Armistice in 1918.

Anzac Day Posters 2017 (Poster)

The Sinai–Palestine campaign poster shows Australians riding through Jerusalem, which fell to the Allies in December 1917 after a year of hard fighting that included the battles of Gaza and Beersheba…

Anzac Day Posters 2018 (Poster)

Hamel 4 July In 1918 first the Germans and then the Allies launched major offensives on the Western Front, ending years of stalemate and initiating a war of movement that favoured the Allies’…

Anzac Walk: 1-day audio tour of Gallipoli battlefields

A walk around Anzac battlefield sites

April 25th was a day to remember

Laurie Whitham had reason to remember 25 April 1915. He was there at Gallipoli and was 'lucky' enough to get a wound that was serious enough to take him out of the firing line without being life…

Archdeacon O'Donnell's grave at New Town

The grave of a Catholic priest in Cornelian Bay Cemetery reflects his forty-two years of faithful service to the congregants of the Archdiocese of Tasmania. Born in Buninyong, Victoria, of Irish…

Arras, Bullecourt and Hindenburg Line (Video)

Arthur Charles Hall

Arthur Seaforth Blackburn

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