In the darkness of the early hours of the morning of 9 August 1942 the RAN heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra was severely damaged off Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) in a surprise attack by a powerful ...

Map showing the course taken by Australian, Canadian and French corps in the 8 August offensive, from Wartime, No. 3, Spring 1998 - the official magazine of the Australian War Memorial. At 4.20 am the ...

The Battle of Amiens was the crucial Allied breakthrough counter-offensive, launched on the Western Front around Amiens, in the Somme sector. An "all arms battle", the Allies made effective use of ...

Following the capture of Pozières and the German lines at the windmill east of the village in late July and early August 1916, the three Australian divisions of I Anzac Corps attacked northwards along ...

“We have brought a national icon back home and next year people will get to see G for George as you have never seen her before in new Anzac Hall,” Matt Anderson, Director of the Australian War ...

Isador Goodman’s New Guinea Fantasy is more than a piece of music, but a tribute to sacrifice, solidarity and the power of ...

On Thursday 31 July, the iconic fuselage of the Lancaster bomber G for George will make its historic return to the Memorial, ahead of its installation as the centrepiece of the new Australians in ...

The temporary photographic exhibition, Victory in the Pacific!, is a series of photographs that capture the joy and celebration, coupled with the sombre commemoration which seized Australians, as the ...

Live Theatre Performance by THEATRE 180 A compelling true story of the celebration of women’s strength, love and hope in the face of adversity. Written by Jenny Davis Directed by Stuart Halusz ...

This ceremony is held after the Anzac Day Dawn Service at “For Our Country” Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service Memorial. This commemorative ceremony is conducted to honour those Indigenous ...

National Service training, 1951–1959 Compulsory military training for young Australians was reintroduced in 1951 by the Liberal and Country Party alliance Government. It was the third such scheme to ...

Current and former serving Australian Defence Force, Commonwealth or Allied force veterans, and their relatives are eligible to participate. The guidelines outline the eligibility requirements and ...