Sister Mona Margaret Wilton was one of twelve Australian Army nurses who died at sea after the bombing of the SS Vyner Brooke ...

The inland regional town of Albury offered various advantages as a hub of military activity during the Second World War. The ...

The Memorial holds a Private Records collection related to 180644 Captain (later Major) Ralph Lawrence Sadler. The collection contains documents, newspaper clippings and notebooks related to Sadler’s ...

The most highly decorated soldier in the Australian army. Dashing, brave and handsome, Murray rose from the ranks to command a battalion. He described his occupation as a “bushman” when he joined the ...

The son of a South Australian member of parliament, Shannon enlisted in the RAAF as soon as he was old enough. After completing his flying training he was sent to England and posted to No. 106 ...

Vivian Bullwinkel was born in Kapunda, South Australia, and trained as a nurse in Broken Hill, New South Wales. In 1941, aged 25, she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service. She was posted to ...

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 ...

Almost a million Australians, both men and women, served in the Second World War. This war affected Australians more directly than the First World War, and caused immense social change. More than ...

General Peter Cosgrove retired from the army in 2005. Four years earlier, he had been Australian of the Year: “In every respect Peter Cosgrove demonstrated that he is a role model. The man at the top ...

Within the Memorial's collection, there are a number of standout items which hold a wealth of useful information for all types of research. These records hold in depth, often first-hand, accounts of ...

In most ceremonies of remembrance there is a reading of an appropriate poem. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. In ...

The Australian War Memorial operates the Official War Art Scheme, one of the longest running and largest commissioning programs of art in Australia. The Scheme makes a rich contribution to Australian ...