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.

In 2018 the Memorial received the George Siebert collection of items relating to the 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion.

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.

Sergeant Stuart Conlin and his Border Collie Trip are the best of friends.

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.
 

“I received the two most wonderful letters. I wonder whether the post office people ever realise what precious documents they handle."

In the new Australian War Memorial podcast Trapped, journalist Tom Trumble shares his grandfather's remarkable story of survival during the Second World War.

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.