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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.

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

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

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…

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 Basra Britain 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), (Teacher notes), (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 (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…

Shell Green Cemetery Gallipoli: For evermore … (Video)

A short film exploring the stories behind Shell Green Cemetery, overlooking the sea on the Gallipoli Peninsula, and the Australian servicemen who are buried there.

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Structure of Australia's forces in World War I

Forces for wartime serviceAustralia responded quickly to the early telegram warnings from the United Kingdom (UK), by:

Sydney Kinsman - World War II veteran (Video)

In July 1940, Sydney Kinsman enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force while in West Thebarton, South Australia.

The War in Libya Bardia (1941) newsreel (Video)

On 3 January 1941, the 6th Australian Division attacked and broke through the Italian defences at Bardia in Libya. Fighting lasted until the morning of 5 January. The attack cost the 6th Division 130…

Third Battle of Ypres 31 July to 10 November 1917

Maps of the campaign

Three friends of the 24th Battalion: Australians in World War I (Video)

A short film telling the story of 3 men born in Victoria – John 'Austin' Mahony, John 'Harry' Fletcher and Joseph 'Joe' Scales – who joined the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I.…

Training Australian army recruits during World War I

Outbreak of war When the war began, Australia's military forces included:

Tyne Cot Cemetery: For evermore … (Video)

This short film describes the work of Commonwealth military personnel in locating and burying the war dead on the Western Front battlefields after World War I. It follows the burial of Captain…

Valarie Trevithick - Paralysis sets in (Video)

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

Valarie Trevithick - Shrapnel removed (Video)

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

Valarie Trevithick - Wounded in France (Video)

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

Valarie Trevithick - Childhood frugality (Video)

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

Valarie Trevithick - Family's war history (Video)

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

Walter Watt's story of First World War service (Video)

This short film is about Lieutenant Colonel Walter Oswald Watt, who served with the Australian Flying Corps during World War I.

Weary Dunlop: Stories of Service (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's story is one of care, compassion, hardship and suffering. Weary enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force after studying medicine. This tells his story as an army doctor…

William Campbell - World War II veteran (Video)

William Charles 'Bill' Campbell was born in Perth in 1923. He was called up for military service shortly after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

William Riddell Birdwood

The 'soul of Anzac'
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