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.
A Sailor's Life
This fifth in a series of articles on the Memorial’s tattoo project and tattoo collections focuses on members of the Royal Australian Navy
Frank McCristal’s Lucky Escape
On 27 August 1918, Sergeant Frank McCristal was a very lucky man. That day his unit, C Company, 30th Battalion, as part of a larger attack, was ordered to straighten the Australian front line near the French village of Foucaucourt.
Hall of Memory
The mosaic inside the dome depicts the souls of the dead rising from the earth towards their spiritual home, represented by a glowing sun within the Southern Cross.
Portraits of Angels
Throughout August 1945 official war artist Captain Nora Heysen spent time with an elite group of Australian nurses of 1 and 2 Medical Air Evacuation Transport Units (MAETU).
Jack Millett: the mapmaker of Colditz
Lieutenant Jack Millett was an incorrigible escape artist. Having served in the Western Desert, the young Australian army officer was captured by German forces during the fighting on Crete in May 1941.
Operation Varsity: 75th Anniversary
Today marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Varsity, the Allied airborne crossing of the Rhine.
'It seemed unthinkable that anyone could get out of it as I did'
It was a moment that George Langley would never forget. At six minutes to 10 on 2 September 1915, he was hurled into the air and left fighting for his life when the troopship, HMT Southland, was hit by a German torpedo.
The Siebert Banner
In 2018 the Memorial received the George Siebert collection of items relating to the 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion.