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. 

 

Work continues on the FWW dioramas!

Work continues on the FWW dioramas!

Learn more about the conservation work and repairs to the First World War dioramas

Private James Martin, 1st Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of Hawthorn, Vic.

Fourteen.

Learn more about Private James Charles Martin, possibly Australia's youngest casualty of WWI, aged 14.

Group portrait of three members of the 29th Battalion. Identified is (right) 1092 Private Alexander Duncan Cameron, a farmer from Brimpaen, Victoria.

100th Digger from Vignacourt Identified

Read about how a member of the public attending the exhibition "Remember me: the lost diggers of Vignacourt" identifying the 100th Digger from Vignacourt 

Below the surface of Naval Reports of Proceedings

Below the surface of Naval Reports of Proceedings

Learn about the insights into life aboard ship that can be found in the details of official Reports of Proceedings.

Preserving Sister Lummer’s Ward Dress Part 1- History

Preserving Sister Lummer’s Ward Dress Part 1- History

Read about the preservation of Sister Lummer's First World War ward dress

A Supermarine Walrus (also known as the Seagull V) amphibious biplane being taxied by John Napier Bell in 1939.

Rescuing the De Gaulles

Learn about the mission was to rescue the family of General Charles De Gaulle, who became the leader of the Free French after the occupation and surrender of France

Opinions of Lawrence

Opinions of Lawrence

Listen to the sometimes frank opinions in their own voices of four Australian contemporaries  of Lieutenant Colonel T E Lawrence CB DSO, better known as Lawrence of Arabia

First page of the Form of Engagement for Niels Peter Henry Nielsen, containing information such as his date and place of birth, a personal description, including trade or occupation, and the fact that he had no distinguishing wounds, scars or marks.

Australian Naval Force (ANF) Engagement and Service Records now online

Read about the Australian Naval Force (ANF) Engagement and Service Records 1903 to 1911 now available online

Miss Lois Martin was captured celebrating the end of the war on a Melbourne street by a roving photographer. She stood out among the crowd with her handmade vest and painted face.

The Mystery Sweater Girl: Miss Lois Anne Martin

Learn more about the woman in an iconic VP Day photograph

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