Members of 3AMC at Nadzab base prepare supplies for delivery to forward areas on the ground in New Guinea, May 1944. The men ...

Mauser Model 1871 single shot bolt action cavalry carbine. Action marked Mod.71 and the serial number on the left side and 1877 over 1876 on the right. The barrel knox form is stamped ...

Two-year-old Shirley Elizabeth Haines’ world changed after her father enlisted for service in 1942. For the next three years ...

The Kokoda Trail was a path that linked Ower's Corner, approximately 40 km north-east of Port Moresby, and the small village of Wairopi, on the northern side of the Owen Stanley mountain range. From ...

AWM 64, RAAF formation and unit records ^*1/45 Jul 39 - Dec 40 ^*1/46 Dec 40 - Dec 41 ^*1/47 Jan - Dec 42 ^*1/48A Nov 41 - May 42 ^*1/48 B Apr 43 - Jul 43 ^*1/49 Aug 43 - Feb 44 ^*1/50 Feb - Jul 44 ...

Distinguished Flying Cross (Geo VI) and Bar. Unnamed as issued, but Cross and Bar are engraved on reverse with the year of award. Although in his thirties, and considerably older than the aircrew ...

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This first volume starts with the outbreak of war and ends on 4 May 1915 - just nine day after the fateful Gallipoli landing. It sets the whole campaign in perspective, starting with the assassination ...

Departure of the last Australian hospital ship from Southampton, England. Hospital ships were designated as floating medical treatment facilities or hospitals. This painting depicts one of the two ...

'Memories of Coniston' is collaborative work by Fabian Brown, Joseph Williams and Simon Wilson who are three members of the Tennant Creek Brio artist collective based in the Barkley regional town of ...

The ACT Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia Veterans’ March will commence at 9.30 am on the Parade Ground of the Australian War Memorial. Current and former serving Australian ...