It was affectionately known as “the pig” for its ability to fly low and fast during bombing runs, but to pilot Geoffrey Talbot the F-111 was simply “magnificent”.

Eighty years after the start of the Second World War, Ian Hutchison still considers himself lucky.

This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Memorial’s tattoo project and tattoo collections.

The four Colenso brothers enlisted together during the Second World War, but only two made it home.

In late 1952, Desmond Parfitt attempted to order some sandwiches from a shop in the West Australian town of Williams. Despite the fact that he was wearing his uniform and service medals, he was refused service and “treated like an outcast”.

The Great Ocean Road is one of Australia's most scenic drives, but what many do not realise is that the road was built by returned servicemen as a memorial to those who died in the First World War.

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.

Von Braun had a dream to see humanity travel to space but to Hitler and his party, ‘wonder weapons’ such as the V2 could turn the tide and bring the allies to the bargaining table.

Norman Hetherington was best known as the man behind Mr Squiggle, the man from the moon, but before he made his name in television, he served as a corporal during the Second World War.