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Memorial Articles

The Memorial boasts a staff of subject specialists in all aspects of military history and museum practice.

Our articles and our Encyclopedia allow subject specialists to share their knowledge on Australian military history.
They also provide a way for us to take a closer look at the people and the stories behind the history and our museum collection. 

 

The Partners Project

The Partners Project

08 May 2014

Read about  the Australian War Memorial as part of the Partner’s Project, for the families and loved ones of Australia's service men and women.

Memorial Box Banter - Part V

Memorial Box Banter - Part V

08 May 2014

Read about the Memory boxes helping children understand life for those who lived through the First World War through practical hands on material

New Soldiers solve Old Problems

New Soldiers solve Old Problems

01 May 2014

Read about how practical considerations challenge academic assumptions

An unlikely wartime poster gallery

An unlikely wartime poster gallery

01 May 2014

Read about German war posters recently collected by the Australian War Memorial

Mk IV Female Tank (4643) made in Glasgow, Scotland, by Coventry Works in 1917. Female tanks were fitted with four machine guns, while Male versions carried 6 pounder guns.

Grit the Monster

29 April 2014

Read about the introduction of the first British tanks on the Western Front 

Rations for the landing, 25 April 1915 – the diary of Sergeant Apcar De Vine

Rations for the landing, 25 April 1915 – the diary of Sergeant Apcar De Vine

24 April 2014

On the eve of landing at Gallipoli, 99 years ago, Sergeant Apcar De Vine of the 4th battalion took pen to paper to write of his preparations for the landing.

Rations for the Gallipoli landing - diaries of Sergeant Apcar De Vine

Rations for the Gallipoli landing - diaries of Sergeant Apcar De Vine

24 April 2014

On the eve of landing at Gallipoli, 99 years ago, Sergeant Apcar De Vine of the 4th battalion took pen to paper to write of his preparations for the landing.

"I sprang to my feet in one jump..."

"I sprang to my feet in one jump..."

17 April 2014

Read about Private Cecil Anthony McAnultys final diary entries in the lead up to Gallipoli.

Confiscated by the Nazis in 1938, 13 First World War posters make exciting additions to the Memorial’s world class poster collection.

Confiscated by the Nazis in 1938, 13 First World War posters make exciting additions to the Memorial’s world class poster collection.

16 April 2014

Read about 13 First World War posters confiscated by the Nazis in 1938 being added to the Memorial’s world class poster collection

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Last updated: 11 July 2025

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