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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. 

 

Boer War

The forgotten soldiers

18 February 2022

“He was one of the forgotten soldiers, of which there are many from the South African war.”

Jason

'Without Ivy ... I wouldn't be here'

18 February 2022

Wherever Jason Safaric goes, the small black labrador is always by his side.

Pennie Looker

'The army was all I knew'

18 February 2022

As a sergeant in the Australian Army Psychology Corps, Pennie Looker was acutely aware of the impact of service and how it affected people. And then she had a stroke.

Journeys in my head: 13th state

Journeys in my head: an artist’s record of the cost of service

11 February 2022

Once seen, this powerful depiction of a veteran’s suffering postwar is hard to forget. One of the most confronting works in the Australian War Memorial’s art collection, Journeys in my head is Trevor Lyons’ record of the scars, seen and unseen, of his ADF service.

Litchfield brothers

Remembering the Litchfield brothers

02 February 2022

Aubrey Litchfield and three of his brothers – Ernest, Cecil and Lester – all served during the First World War. All four brothers survived the war, but it was not without cost.

Hutchins

Remembering the Hutchins brothers

25 January 2022

Mary Hutchins saw seven of her sons off to war. Only three came home.

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Fall of Rabaul

18 January 2022

The 23rd January 2022 will mark the 80th anniversary of the fall of Rabaul.

Antonin and Anna Horcicka with their children Lubos and Jana

Freedom will appear as an earthly paradise

06 January 2022

Australia has become home to around 27,000 Holocaust survivors since the conclusion of the Second World War. Many resettled here after enduring the genocidal horrors of the Third Reich in Germany and occupied Europe, bringing with them powerful stories of suffering, survival and hope.

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80th Anniversary AIF Malaya first contact with Japanese - Gemencheh Bridge, 14 January 1942

04 January 2022

On 14 January 1942 members of 2/30th Battalion, seized an opportunity as the first Australian ground force to clash with the Japanese and blow a vital bridge at Gemencheh, in the state of Negri Sembilan, Malaya.

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