Objects unavailable for access during the digitisation process

As we digitise collection items, some objects will be removed from public access or display. The list below will be updated throughout our four-year digitization project, so check back regularly for the latest availability information. We aim to minimise disruption by limiting the amount of time objects are unavailable.

Second World War unit war diaries

The project intends to digitise the Memorial’s entire holdings of Second Australian Imperial Force and Citizen Military Forces unit war diaries from the archival series AWM52. Currently, only a small selection of unit war diaries from this area has been digitised and published online.

As the project progresses, items from AWM52 will be removed from public access to be prepared and digitised. The original diaries that have not been digitised will be available for viewing in the Research Centre’s Reading Room until they are removed from public access. Once a collection has been removed from public access, the original records will not be available until the digitised images are published on the Memorial’s website.

Below you can find details of when classes of AWM52 will be removed from public access. These dates are subject to change. To plan a visit to the Research Centre please read Accessing records at the Memorial first.