The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Hughenden resident Private Henry Prichard Green at the Last Post Ceremony on Sunday 28 July.

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The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Cowra Breakout veteran Private Charles Henry Shepherd at the Last Post Ceremony on Monday 5 August, the 80th anniversary of the Cowra Breakout.

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Read about the women serving in Australian Womens Army Service personnel stationed at Cowra during a mass Japanese POW break-out.

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Just before 2 am on Saturday, 5 August 1944, Japanese fighter pilot Hajime Toyoshima sounded the bugle that signalled the beginning of the Cowra breakout.

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The biennial Les Carlyon Literary Prize is awarded for single-authored works of fiction and non-fiction relating to Australian military history, Australian social military history, or Australian war history.

The Spiros Zournazis Memorial Fellowship has been initiated to support research into the Australian War Memorial's extensive art collection by early career scholars.

The Official War Art Scheme was initiated during the First World War and is one of the longest-running art commissioning programs in Australia. Since 1999, official war artists have deployed internationally and within Australia to "observe, record and interpret" the activities of the Australian Defence Force. Official war artists are critical witnesses to contemporary conflict and the experience of Australian service personnel. They embed with Australian forces in dangerous and charged environments, recording the dramatic and violent, as well as the routine and cultural aspects of military operations. This exhibition presents work by official war artists since 1999, including Tony Albert (Girramay/Kuku Yalanji peoples), Rick Amor, Lyndell Brown and Charles Green, Jon Cattapan, Peter Churcher, Shaun Gladwell, Susan Norrie, eX de Medici, Lewis Miller, Ben Quilty, Wendy Sharpe and Alick Tipoti (Kala Lagaw Ya people).

Installation of glass has begun at the Oculus above the new southern entrance of the Australian War Memorial. The glass has completed its long sea voyage from Spain, and is carefully being inserted into the Oculus's steel frame.

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Three postcards of historical significance, sent from France by an Indigenous Australian soldier and his half-brother during the First World War, have been discovered at a regional Victorian market.

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"Sharp drop", "Slippery track", "Rough going" are some of the understated descriptions on a map of the Kokoda Trail.

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2024 Anzac Day National Address given by Mr Damien Thomlinson at the Australian War Memorial on 25 April 2024.

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Artist Napier Waller lost his right arm after being wounded in the fighting at Bullecourt in 1917, but he never lost his love of art. Today, Napier Waller is also remembered at the Memorial through a $15,000 art prize named in his honour.

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Address given by Dr Karen Bird at the For Every Drop Shed in Anguish Dedication Ceremony on 22 February 2024

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Help preserve Australia's history by transcribing records from the National Collection. Enhance accessibility and discoverability for all Australians.