After this, Susan disappears from the margins of the historical record, a far cry from his prior position at the centre of Australian identity: Gallipoli veteran, prisoner of war of the Germans, and ...

“The Les Carlyon Literary Prize was established by the Council of the Australian War Memorial to honour the late historian, author, journalist and Council member, Les Carlyon. Since 2020, it has been ...

The new Main Entrance Foyer, designed by Studio.SC, was officially opened to the public on 3 February 2025. Situated directly below the existing forecourt, visitors can enter from the Sculpture Garden ...

On Tuesday 11 November 2025 the Australian War Memorial commemorated Remembrance Day with the National Ceremony. A recording of the ceremony is now available to watch. Watch the recording on ABC iView ...

The Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau provides insights into the efforts to trace missing soldiers during wartime.

Australia's first eternal flame was lit in Brisbane on Armistice Day in 1930 and is similar in appearance to the eternal flame in Antwerp, Belgium. A press clipping ...

There were two separate commissioning schemes for artists during the First World War. Ten Australian artists living in England received appointments for generally not more than three months and were ...

Jan O’Herne was born in 1923 at Bandoeng, in central Java. After the Japanese invasion of the NEI, she, her mother, and her two sisters were interned, along with thousands of other Dutch women and ...

The end of August found German troops at their last stronghold at Mont St Quentin - overlooking the Somme River and the town of Péronne. Mont St Quentin stood out in the surrounding country, making it ...

Field punishment could be awarded by a court martial or a commanding officer for any offence committed on active service. There were two categories field punishment. Field punishment No. 1 consisted ...

Honours and Awards: Unit Australian Army Nursing Service Conflict First World War, 1914-1918 Rank Principal Matron Honours and Awards: Unit No. 3 Australian General Hospital Conflict First World War, ...

Each evening between sunset and sunrise names from the Australian War Memorial’s Roll of Honour are projected onto the façade of the Hall of Memory (the dome). The projections are a tribute to those ...