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Bravery awards for Australians on Gallipoli

Victoria Cross medals The Australian War Memorial in Canberra displays the Roll of Honour in its cloisters.

Brighton Beach - Coast Road (Audio file)

British Consular Cemetery, Çanakkale (Audio file)

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British Landings map (Image)

Brother follows brother into battle at Gallipoli

Stewart Boyden knew his brother Rex had gone in to battle ahead of him during an attack on Hill 60 in Gallipoli.

Buried thousands of miles from home—But not forgotten

When a young Australian soldier was killed during fighting in France just two months before the end of World War I, he wasn't buried alongside his mates.

Çanakkale Sehitleri Aniti (Çanakkale Martyrs Memorial), Morto Bay (Audio file)

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Candour: Stories in the words of those who served 1914-18 (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a apart of the series; a Century of Service. More than 330,000 Australians served overseas during the First World War. Each one of them has a story. Through diaries…

Capture of German outposts in the Pacific 1914

Australia's first actions in World War I Before the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) sailed for Egypt in De

Caroline Pengilley letters and photographic collections at Apollo Bay

On 27 June 1916, Private Jim Turner wrote what was probably his last letter home.'Dear Mother', he wrote,'I hope to see Charley before I go into the firing line again as I have a feeling I won't come…

Celtic cross memorial to Sergeant Higgins at Arthurs Seat

HB Higgins, a leader at the time of Federation, commemorated the loss of his only child Mervyn.

Ceylon an eye-opender for Australian soldiers

Lt Thomas Henry Martin of Harrietville, Victoria, sailed for Europe on the RMS Orontis with the 21st Battalion AIF at the end of March 1916, passing through Ceylon and on to Egypt, heading for France…

Chance meeting during war led to romance and marriage

When a young Australian Private, Peter Horan of the 15th Field Ambulance, met a young English WAAC while strolling by the sea at Boulogne, France, in 1917, he had no idea that they would be together…

Charles Bean and the Pillars of Bathurst

Amongst an arrangement of historic verandah posts commemorating Bathurst's prominent citizens is a memorial to CEW Bean, Australia's official First World War historian and founder of the Australian…

Charles Bean speech at Canberra

A document written at the request of the Australian Commonwealth Peace Celebrations Committee in 1919 was circulated to all schools to be read on the occasion of the presentation of the Peace…

Charles Bean's first report from Gallipoli 1915

The first report Australia's Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher, made the first report of the Anzac landing by Australia's official war correspondent,

Charles Berry's AIF kit bag at Port Pirie

The AIF kit bag held all his belongings and travelled to Egypt, England, France and Belgium.

Charles Brady's 'In Memoriam' draft letter at Dunkeld

In the Dunkeld Historical Museum is a collection relating to the Brady family. Charles Brady emigrated from County Longford, Ireland, to Victoria in 1864. He married Catherine Murray and the couple…

Charles Doughty-Wylie's Grave, Seddülbahir (Audio file)

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Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean

Charles Edwin Woodrow (CEW) Bean, historian and journalist, was born on 18 November 1879 in Bathurst, where his father was headmaster of All Saints' College.

Charles Groves Wright Anderson

South-African born New South Wales farmer, Charles Anderson, was the highest-ranked Australian soldier to receive a Victoria Cross (VC).

Charles Pope

Chinese Anzacs (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication focuses on when the First World War began in 1914. Many men and women from around Australia joined the war effort. They came from a range of cultural backgrounds. More…

Chivalry: Stories of the Royal Australian Air Force (Book), (Educational)

The Australian War Memorial and the Department of Veterans' Affairs have worked collaboratively since 2013 to share the development of publications in the series known as the Century of Service. The…

Christine Erica (Strom) Bonwick

Christine Strom was born at Ascot Vale in Victoria in August 1892. She began training as a nurse at Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1913.

Civic Centre Memorial, South Perth (Image)

Claire Forbes - Anzac services (Oral history)

Claire Forbes - Father and husband's war service (Oral history)

Claire Forbes - He never really recovered (Oral history)

Claire Forbes - Her father's blessing (Oral history)

Claire Forbes - Father and husband's war service (Video)

Claire's husband served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Claire Forbes - Anzac services (Video)

Claire's husband served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Claire Forbes - He never really recovered (Video)

Claire's husband served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Claire Forbes - Her father's blessing (Video)

Claire's husband served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Clarence Smith Jeffries

Claud Charles Castleton

Clifford William King Sadlier

Coalfields wall of Honour plaques and Collie's Soldiers Park

On 15 May 1921 the Governor of Western Australia, Sir Francis Newdegate, planted a tree to inaugurate an Avenue of Honour. Each planting was accompanied by a plaque recording the briefest account of…

Cohuna Museum and Archives

Planning for Cohuna's new granite memorial uncovered the names more service men around the district.

Colonel Frederick William Annand (Image)

Colour patch pin at Cardwell

This colour patch pin of the 11th Light Horse Regiment is a memento of the service of local man Henry'Harry' Charles Curtis. The pins are frequently referred to as'sweetheart' brooches. However, that…

Coming Home: An investigation of the Armistice and Repatriation (Book), (Student activity), (Educational)

Coming Home: An investigation of the Armistice and Repatriation allows secondary students to investigate the impact of the war on those who served and those who welcomed them home. The online…

Commander Leighton Bracegirdle: Australians at Gallipoli (Video)

This short film is about Australian veteran Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle, who served with the Roal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Royal Australian Navy, during World War I.

Commemorating Anzac Day: In Their Own Words (Student activity), (Virtual lesson), (Educational), (Oral history)

Hear Australian veterans reflect on what the commemoration of Anzac Day means to them.

Commemorating Indigenous service in the First World War poster (Poster)

This commemorative poster focuses on Indigenous service. It shows Private Frederick Prentice of the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion and 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion. Frederick enlisted in the…

Commemorative photo frame at Pinnaroo

The men of the 10th Battalion, raised in South Australia, were among the first ashore at the dawn landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The unit fought at Anzac throughout the campaign until the…

Comradeship: Stories of friendship and recreation in wartime (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the series; a Century of Service. Despite the difficulties of war, a strong sense of shared experience often develops on the frontline and at home. The…

Congress of Berlin (Image)

Conscription and censorship inflame passions

Conflicts between the Commonwealth and State governments are nothing new. During World War I the subject of conscription almost split the nation, causing rifts within political parties and families.

Conscription debate in Australia during World War I

Large numbers of recruits
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