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.
Retrieve, Re-use, Re-build: The Work of 7 Division Salvage Unit in the Second World War
During the Second World War, salvage work was undertaken on a massive scale by the military.
“Four days of unhappiness and worry”
When 15,000 Australian and British prisoners of war refused a Japanese order to sign a pledge not to escape, Changi Camp Commander General Shimpei Fukuye retaliated by ordering their relocation to Selarang Barracks on 30 August 1942.
Papua New Guinean experiences of the Pacific War
During the Second World War many Australian official war artists who were stationed in Papua New Guinea captured portraits of Papuan and New Guinean Soldiers.
8 August 1918 - a turning point of the Great War
Gunner Eric Berthon’s eye-witness account of the Allied offensive on the 8 August 1918.
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam
2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first contingent of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, in Saigon, on 3 August 1962.
'How could I know he would become President of the United States?'
Arthur "Reg" Evans was an Australian Coastwatcher when he helped rescue John F. Kennedy and his crew after their PT boat was cut in two and sunk by a Japanese destroyer during the Second World War.
'The iconic Black Hawk has been the work horse of the Australian Defence Force for a generation'
Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk – A25-112 – is the first Black Hawk to be added to the Memorial’s collection.
A record of a new force for a new world: Australians serving with BCOF in Japan - Embarkation Rolls
The Memorial has digitised the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Embarkation Rolls, which provide details about the Australians who served with the BCOF. As well as being available online, they will also later become searchable by name for the first time.