Laurie Woods, now 95, served with Bomber Command during the Second World War and was one of more than 3,300 Australians who were involved in the D-Day campaign.

Roy Dodd and Ray Collins are the best of friends. Their unbreakable bond was forged in Vietnam when they served together in the same tank crew during the battle of Binh Ba.

The Memorial is digitising items from the National Collection and seeking contact with relatives of some people who feature in our collection items. Are you related?

The battle of Binh Ba was one of the more significant actions fought by Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War.

On 5 June 1944, Sub-Lieutenant Richard Pirrie sat down to write a letter to his family.

When Nicholas Dawson is working at his forge, nothing else matters.

June 6 marks the 50th anniversary of the battle of Binh Ba, one of Australia’s most significant engagements in the Vietnam War.

When Natalie Duncan was serving in Afghanistan, she was moved by the rugs women created in response to the conflict.

When James Farquharson was a child growing up in Canberra, he would spend hours admiring Will Longstaff’s painting, Menin Gate at midnight, at the Australian War Memorial.