The Memorial can host up to three classes per virtual excursion, to a maximum of 100 students. Schools are limited to two bookings per term. Programs run for forty-five-minutes and are currently free ...

25 June 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The Korean peninsula had been occupied by the Japanese since 1910. In 1945 when the Japanese forces surrendered, the country was ...

This sculpture offers historical insight on the life of Australian soldiers beyond the battlefield. Playfully seated on the camel smiling, the digger captures a moment of recreation for Australian ...

During the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the more than 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time, every state observed ...

Anzac tile/wafer recipe The army biscuit, also known as an Anzac wafer or Anzac tile, is essentially a long shelf-life, hard tack biscuit, eaten as a substitute for bread. Unlike bread, though, the ...

Overview Australian military history overview: First World War, 1914-1918 Nominal rolls Nominal rolls are lists of those who served, which often include useful information to research an individual ...

The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 is a 12-volume series covering Australia's involvement in the First World War. The series was edited by the official historian Charles Bean, ...

Disclaimer This section of our website is intended to provide a readily available summary of useful knowledge of Australian military history. While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the ...

The Australian War Memorial acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and waters. We pay our respects to elders ...

These statistics were sourced from the appendix of On the offensive: the Australian Army in the Vietnam War 1967–1968. For details of the total number of Australians who died during the Vietnam War, ...

Tattoos are a conversation starter. Many members and veterans of the Australian Defence Forces have tattoos, and while their reasons for getting tattooed are as varied as the people themselves, ...

A curated selection from our digital collectionA curated selection from our Digital Collection The Australian War Memorial tells stories of sacrifice, of duty, and of service. 3D Treasures features a ...