A creative public program at the Australian War Memorial will combine public activities, displays, installations and events for the five week period from 5 October to Remembrance Day, on 11 November 2018.
19 August 1914
Departure of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.
What's New At the Memorial
Featured
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'We were told ... that it could be risky business'
Barney Schinckel was just a young man when he volunteered for 'special training' and joined the secretive Z Special Unit as a radio operator working behind enemy lines.
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Long Tan Cross finds a permanent home at Memorial
The Long Tan Cross, considered one of the most significant battlefield relics from Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, has been unveiled in its permanent home in the Vietnam Gallery at the
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The stories behind the Last Post
A new book looks at the stories behind the Last Post, the much-loved ceremony of love, loss and remembrance at the Memorial.
Exhibitions & Events
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Objects of the final offensive
Free public talk
Captain Reg Saunders Gallery, 12pmJoin a curator to hear about objects from the final offensive that ended the First World War.
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