The Australian War Memorial’s vast photographic collection provides deep insight into the world of wartime photographers, war correspondents like Charles Bean, Department of Defence staff, ...

Tens of thousands gathered at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service on Saturday 25 April 2026, marking 111 years since the first landings at Gallipoli. The Da ...

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This painting depicts the Battle of Retimo in Crete. A large part of the Allied force evacuated from Greece at the end of April 1941 was disembarked on Crete in order that the ships could return ...

Although there had been some trench warfare in the American Civil War of 1861 - 65, and the Russian-Japanese War of 1904 - 05, it wasn't until the First World War that fixed trench warfare became the ...

Find out about Anzac Day at the Memorial, including the Dawn Service.

The second battle of the Marne resulted from the third major thrust of the great German offensive of 1918. Beginning in late May 1918, the German advance reached the Marne River in early June leaving ...

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Depicts HMAT Afric at sea. HMAT or His Majesty's Australian Transport ships were a fleet of transport ships leased by the Commonwealth government to transport AIF formations to their respective ...

At the Australian War Memorial, you’ll join a passionate team dedicated to preserving Australia’s military history, sharing powerful stories, and honouring service and sacrifice. Whether you’re a ...

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 biscuits are very, very ...

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 ...