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Gallipoli Roll of Honour commemorative video (Video)

A photographic reflection of 56 of the many Australians who lost their lives due to their service in the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. Some were killed in action. Others died from wounds at Gallipoli,…

Gallipoli: The first day short film (Video), (Educational)

A joint film production of DVA and ABC released in 2015 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. The series includes reflections from Australian veterans on…

George Cartwright

Victoria Cross citationFor most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on the morning of the 31st August, 1918, during the attack on Road Wood, south-west of Bouchavesnes, ne

George Julian Howell

Victoria Cross citationFor most conspicuous bravery.

Gordon Wallace: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Gordon Wallace enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1940. He went on to serve in North Africa and New Guinea during the Second World War. This tells the story of Gordon's service…

Guy George Egerton Wylly

Victoria Cross citationOn the 1st September, 1900, near Warm Bad, Lieutenant Wylly was with the advanced scouts of a foraging party.

Harry Cobby: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Harry Cobby was a bank clerk in Melbourne when the war began in 1914. He was keen to serve but his job at the bank was considered essential and he wasn't able to enlist in the Australian Imperial…

Harry Locke - World War II veteran (Video)

Harry Locke enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at Renmark, South Australia in 1940.

Henry Dalziel

Victoria Cross citation1st Military District.No. 1936 Driver Henry Dalziel, 15th Battalion.

Henry Lanser's story of First World War service (Video)

This short film is about Second Lieutenant Henry Miller Lanser, who served with the 1st Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), during World War I. Henry recorded a Christmas message in…

Henry William Murray

Victoria Cross citationCaptain Henry William Murray, D.S.O., Australian Infantry

Jack Nicholson's story of the Gallipoli landing (Oral history)

Australian veteran Jack Nicholson speaks to ABC about his experience of landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. 336 Private John Leslie 'Jack' Nicholson (1894-1985) was an electrical engineer from…

Jack Thomas - World War II veteran (Video)

Jack Thomas was born in Broken Hill on 4 November 1919. He worked as a grocer's assistant before enlisting in Broken Hill in June 1940.

James Ernest Newland

Victoria Cross citation  For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty, in the face of heavy odds, on three separate occasions.

James Kerr - World War II veteran (Army) (Video)

James Kerr was underage when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in March 1941. He was accepted, nevertheless.

James Rogers

Victoria Cross citationOn the 15th June, 1901, during a skirmish near Thaba’Nchu, a party of the rear guard of Captain Sitwell’s Column, consisting of Lieutenant F.

Jim Martin: Stories of Service (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

James (Jim) Martin was 14 years old when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). He served as a private in World War I. Arriving at Gallipoli in early September 1915, he served in Wire…

Jim Vane - World War II veteran (Video)

Jim Vane enlisted in the Citizen Military Forces on 4 April 1942.

John Carroll

Victoria Cross citationFor most conspicuous bravery.

John Fleming - World War II veteran (Video)

John Fleming was a despatch rider with 9th Division Signals during World War II.

John Pope - World War II veteran (Army) (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Wade - World War II veteran (Video)

John Wade was a truck driver before he joined the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). He enlisted on 1 August 1940 in Claremont, Western Australia.

Joseph Maxwell

Victoria Cross citation2nd Military District.Lieutenant Joseph Maxwell, M.C., D.C.M., 18th Battalion.

Kokoda: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Hear Australian veterans talk about their experiences in the Territory of Papua during the Second World War.

Lawrence Carthage Weathers

Temporary Corporal Lawrence Carthage Weathers was awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage and determination.

Leslie Charles (Clarence) Allen

Leslie Glover - World War II veteran (Army) (Video)

Leslie Glover enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at Bowen, Queensland, on 24 June 1940.

Leslie James Morshead

Early life Sir Leslie James Morshead was born on 18 September 1889 in Ballarat East, Victora. He was one of 6 children to William Morshead and Mary Eliza.

Lone Pine: For evermore … (Video)

This short film describes the work of Commonwealth military personnel in locating and burying the war dead on the Gallipoli battlefield after World War I. It follows the attempts to locate the body…

Mary Katherine 'Molly' Coleman

Early lifeMary Katherine Coleman was born in Hay, New South Wales, in 1884. She was the daughter of Edward Coleman and his wife, Bridget Neville.

Matron Grace Wilson: Australians at Gallipoli (Video)

This short film is about Australian veteran Grace Wilson, who served with the Australian Army Nursing Service, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), during World War I.

Medical treatment of Australian soldiers in World War I

Illnesses and devastating injuries The Australian Government recorded 215,585 casualties during the war.

Mesopotamia Campaign 1915 to 1918

British-led forces seize BasraBritain tried to secure Persian oilfields controlled by the Ottoman Empire after the Turks allied with Germany.

Murray Willing - World War II veteran (Video)

Murray Willing enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at Wallaroo, South Australia, in March 1940.

No 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps: Australians in World War I (Video)

A short film telling the story of 2 men who served in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I. Air Commodore Arthur Henry 'Harry' Cobby was a pilot with No 4 Squadron. Air Mechanic 2nd…

Norm Dillon - World War II veteran (Video)

Norm Dillon enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1941.

Nursery trenches at Armentières 1916

Quieter times in the early days

Olga Anderson - Nursing and steak picnics (Video)

Olga Anderson was trained as a nurse at the Brisbane General Hospital and enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service on 1 December 1941.

Padre Dexter: Australians in World War I (Video)

Anglican minister and former sailor Walter Ernest Dexter served as an Army Chaplain in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I. Padre Dexter was well-known among Australian troops in…

Pearl Corkhill's story of First World War service (Video)

This short film is about Australian veteran Sister Pearl Corkhill, who served with the Australian Army Nursing Service, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), during World War I.Sister [Elizabeth] Pearl…

Peter Dixon - World War II veteran (Video)

Peter Dixon enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 3 March 1941 in Melbourne.

Primary Source Investigation: Australian soldier's experience in war (Presentation), (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Video), (Educational)

This teaching resource is designed as a series of lessons for Year 9 students. The lessons use explicit instruction and an inquiry approach. Guide students to critically analyse primary sources as…

Private Edgar Adams: Australians at Gallipoli (Video)

Two brothers from Mildura, Victoria, enlisted in the 8th Australian Infantry Battalion in 1914. When they landed on the beach at Gallipoli on 25 April, Private Frederick James Adams was shot on the…

Rachael Pratt: Stories of Service (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Rachael Pratt enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1915, during World War I. She was 41 years of age. She worked to help the sick and wounded, often in very difficult conditions. In…

Rats of Tobruk short film (Video)

We captured the reflections of six Australian veterans who served in North Africa in World War II and survived the siege of Tobruk in 1941. Bob Semple, Ernie Brough, Hautrie Crick, Jack Caple, Jim…

Reginald Saunders: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Reginald Walter Saunders was from the Gunditjmara people of southern Victoria. His father and uncle had served in the First World War, which motivated Reg to enlist in the Second Australian Imperial…

Reginald Walter Saunders

Reg Saunders survived 11 months on the enemy-occupied island of Crete. He later served in the Korean War and championed Indigenous equality after the war.

Robert Goodwin - World War II veteran (Video)

Robert 'Bob' Molesworth Goodwin OAM was an insurance clerk in Brisbane before he enlisted in July 1940 with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).

Robert Mactier

Private Robert Mactier was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his remarkable courage in attacking several German strongpoints, making it possible for his company to join the rest of the 23rd B

Shaggy Ridge (1944) newsreel (Video)

Newsreel footage of conditions at Shaggy Ridge in New Guinea shows the steepness and harshness of the terrain in which Australian troops were fighting. This would have been shown at cinemas…
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