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Baby 700 Cemetery (Audio file)

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Bapaume to Bullecourt (Video)

This silent film shows scenes from the Australian advance from the Somme winter lines east of Flers towards the Hindenburg Line between February and April 1917. There are shots of the Mairie (Town…

Barrow boy who made it to the top

Private David Simcock, popularly known as 'Pink Top' the Perth fruit merchant, climbed to the top of the Cheops pyramid in 1915 for a now-famous photograph of the 11th Battalion from Western…

Baskerville's sculpted memorial at Maryborough

A tall pedestal in town carries a larger-than-life bronze statue of a soldier thrusting forward with his rifle.

Battle of Arras 9 April to 16 May 1917

The Second Battle of Arras, also known as the 'Arras Offensive', was fought in northern France.

Battle of Fromelles 19 to 20 July 1916

The diversionary attack on German positions at Fromelles was the first major battle fought by Australian troops on the Western Front.

Battle of Hamel 4 July 1918

Role of the Australians The Allies aimed to take the high ground east of the village of Le Hamel, south of the River Somme.

Battle of Hill 60 21 to 29 August 1915

Remembering the veterans of Hill 60 Lieutenant Wilfred Addison was a bank accountant from Sydney, New South Wales. Addison landed on Gallipoli on 19 August 1915 with the 18th Battalion.

Battle of Jutland 31 May to 1 June 1916

Intentions before the battle Both the British and German fleets were using intelligence and reconnaissance to make decisions about naval operations in the lead up to the battle.

Battle of Lone Pine 6 to 10 August 1915

Large diversionary attack Lone Pine was planned as a diversion to keep Turkish reserves from the main Allied attack, an attempt to break out of the Anzac perimeter and capture the heights

Battle of Messines 7 to 14 June 1917

The Battle of Messines was an important attack before the major British offensive for 1917, the Third B

Battle of Mouquet Farm 10 August to 5 September 1916

Mouquet Farm became a well-known name in many Australian families. The farm was near the high ground of Pozieres ridge.

Battle of Pozières 23 July to 3 September 1916

Near the French village of Pozières, the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) lost as many men over a few weeks as it did over 8 months on Gallipoli.

Battle of Sari Bair 6 to 21 August 1915

The diversionary attack at Lone Pine had successfully drawn Ottoman reinforcements.

Battle of the Nek 7 August 1915

Small but deadly battle The Nek was an important location on Gallipoli for the Allies.

Being "a fair trier" earned Percy Nuttall an MC

Like many other young Australians, Percy Nuttall signed up with the AIF in October 1914 without telling his parents. He finally got around to writing to his father from camp in Adelaide, to try and…

Bell tent at Devonport

A conical tent that was used by Major Alexander Broun in the West Indies, similar to those used by the AIF in Egypt, on Gallipoli and in Europe.

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Billy Sing and the Gallipoli Snipers: Australians in World War I (Video)

Hear the story of successful marksmen trained as snipers at Gallipoli to protect the soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Binoculars and female relative pin at Eugowra

A pair of binoculars owned by Percy Clements of Balyney were used in readiness for firing a 4.5" Howitzer gun.

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Book of Gold at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle

On display in the Warriors' Chapel at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, New South Wales, is a very personal memorial to those who lost their lives in the Great War. The chapel was conceived as a…

Boorowa War Memorial

It took 15 years of discussion, fundraising and a referendum before Boorowa finally constructed a community war memorial.

Brass font ewer at South Grafton

Brass shell cases were frequently souvenired by returning troops who reworked them as 'trench art' into vases, containers, ashtrays and a host of other ornamental and utilitarian items. One such…
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