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.
'I was just thrilled'
Artist Steven Holland is a quietly spoken man, but you can hear the passion in his voice when he speaks about his work in the Australian War Memorial’s sculpture garden.
Bapaume to Bullecourt: the fighting in France, 1917
At the beginning of 1917 victory seemed nowhere in sight. However for a while, from late February, hopes were lifted. Along the Somme front line and elsewhere, the Germans began to withdraw several kilometres to their newly-developed defensive zone which the British dubbed “the Hindenburg Line”.
Henryka's dress
In preparation for changes to the Australian War Memorial’s Holocaust exhibition, our textile conservation laboratory has been carefully preparing a very important dress.
Love letters from Bomber Command
“I received the two most wonderful letters. I wonder whether the post office people ever realise what precious documents they handle."
'He's a hard man not to admire'
In the new Australian War Memorial podcast Trapped, journalist Tom Trumble shares his grandfather's remarkable story of survival during the Second World War.
The fact Ted hung on and was able to survive is just amazing
Ted Buerckner spent three days in the middle of the ocean, clinging to a makeshift raft as the men around him died one by one and vanished beneath the waves.
POINT SHOOT CLICK - John Fairley’s Vietnam
An online photographic exhibition based on the works of John Fairley.
Operation Hammersley
50th anniversary of Operation Hammersley
The operation begun on 10 February 1970 during the Vietnam War. It concluded on 9 March that same year. It was a costly operation for the 1st Australian Task Force which resulted in 12 men killed and 59 wounded.