Of love and war

Love touches us all. During times of conflict it has played, and continues to play, an important role in the lives of our servicemen and women, the sweethearts and lovers they left behind or those they met while serving.

The Memorial’s exhibition Of love and war, looks at the impact of war on these relationships and the ways in which Australians incorporated affairs of the heart into their wartime lives.

The exhibition will open at the Memorial on 3 December 2009, and will be on display until 5 May 2010.

You can see more photos in our Of love and war set on Flickr Commons.

You can contribute too:

Join our Love and war group on Flickr and share your stories and photos of Australians in love and war: how people meet or marry and how they maintain a relationship under the strain of separation and the tensions of war.

Blog posts on of Love and war:

Wedding Dresses, Part 3

19 November 2009 by Sarah Clayton

A different day at work

13 November 2009 by Rebecca Britt

60 year old sweat on a wedding dress – a conservation challenge

12 November 2009 by Emma Jones

Wedding Dresses, part 2

11 November 2009 by Sarah Clayton

Celebrating a year on the Commons on Flickr

11 November 2009 by Liz Holcombe

Wedding dresses

29 October 2009 by Emma Jones

Love Letter Update

10 September 2009 by Nicholas Schmidt

Valentine’s Day Love Letter

13 February 2009 by Nicholas Schmidt