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.
Uncovered Connections : Private Alexander Clingan’s Return from Fromelles
Private Alex Clingan was 22 when he went over the top at Fromelles with the 53rd Battalion.
'I would do it all again in a heartbeat'
Miles Wootten has seen the best and worst of humanity. He spent his 22nd birthday in Rwanda as an Australian peacekeeper, cleaning up after an atrocity that had left almost a million people dead and millions more homeless.
'It’s made me into the man that I am today'
Damian Smart was 19 years old when he landed in Mogadishu.
“We got 1,500 ex-POWs away”
On 1 June 1942, exactly one year after missing the final evacuation ship from Crete, John Desmond Peck landed at Bari, Italy as a prisoner of war.
From Borneo to Russia: The remarkable missions of Arthur Bond and his Australian crew
Today we celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Commonwealth Naval Force receiving the title of “Royal Australian Navy” (RAN). To commemorate this anniversary, we're sharing the digitised collection of the memoirs of Arthur George Hayes Bond.
David Burrumarra: an unforgettable man
David Burrumarra would often parade around his community dressed in military costume, sporting a pith helmet, and proudly displaying his medals.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women answer the call to service
The Australian War Memorial has recently added the names of 69 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to the list of Second World War contributions and service.
'Gunner' Curley: a woman with a dream
Elizabeth Anzac Lorraine Curley was born on Anzac Day 1925. The significance of the date was not lost on her parents. They gave her the middle name Anzac in memory of those who had served during the First World War and had landed on Gallipoli in April 1915. She went on to serve during the Second World War.
“Please send me some more snaps…”
For Gunditjmara brothers Private Henry “Harry” Saunders and Captain Reginald “Reg” Walter Saunders, printed photographs of loved ones were precious objects while they were serving a long way from home.