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.
No wedding glamour for Clarice
Read about the wedding of Sergeant Ernest Alfred Lawrence to his bride Clarice Jessie Daley on 21 October 1915 on the Greek island of Lemnos.
Development of RAAF and Australian Civil Aviation
Read about the development of RAAF and Australian Civil Aviation after the First World War
N’oublions jamais l’Australie - Never Forget Australia
Villers-Bretonneux and Bullecourt are two towns on the Western Front that continue to have an ongoing connection with Australia. Due to the warmth and hospitality of the locals in receiving us, the battlefield tour will also not easily forget these towns.
Smokin' Aces
It seems one of the most expedient weapons deployed personnel can have these days is a deck of cards.
The 1919 Air Race
In March 1919, four months after the war was over, the Australian government announced that it would give a £10,000 prize for the first successful flight from England to Australia.
Who Killed the Red Baron?
I came across a number of first and second hand accounts of the death of Baron von Richthofen whilst I was examining various Private Record Collections in the Memorial’s Research Centre. They made for interesting reading since the events of 21 April 1918 have long been the subject of many enthusiastic debates in the history of the First World War.
The Dangers of Flying
The aircraft of the 1914-18 period were visibly frail and delicate and quite unlike the capable machines we know today. 100HP in todays terms, is about the same amount of power produced by the engine of a small hatch-back car, or 1,500cc.