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Understanding the Memorial's Collection

Comprising millions of items arranged into dozens of categories, the Memorial's collection can be overwhelming to those encountering it for the first time. To help you find material that is relevant to your research, we've put together some guides that will help you understand and search the collection.

Researching a Person

Researching a Person

Researching the military service of an individual can involve searching across a number of sources. This short guide will help you identify potential sources of information and help you get straight to the material that's relevant to you.

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Researching a Unit

Researching a Unit

Many of the records held by the Memorial provide illuminating insight into the activities and actions that military units have taken part in. These records can often establish context around the service of an individual. This guide will help you find some of the Memorial's richest sources of information on military units.

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Researching an Event

Researching an Event

Within our collection, a range of material can be found that will provide valuable information on military events in which Australian's have been involved, from the 1860's through to today.

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Collection guides

Collection Guides

Collection guides are inventories, indexes, or guides that are created by archival and manuscript repositories to provide information about specific collections.

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Photograph caption amendments

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy of captions in our photo collection, errors can sometimes occur.

 

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Last updated: 18 July 2022

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Donations & Bequests

Your generous donation will be used to ensure the memory of our Defence Forces and what they have done for us, and what they continue to do for our freedom remains – today and into the future.

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Transcribe

Help preserve Australia's history by transcribing records from the National Collection. Enhance accessibility and discoverability for all Australians.

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The placesofpride

Places of Pride

Places of Pride, the National Register of War Memorials, is a new initiative designed to record the locations and photographs of every publicly accessible memorial across Australia.

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Visit the Australian War Memorial

Visit the Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial is open for visitors as we work to expand our galleries. Entry is free and tickets are not required.

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TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS

The Australian War Memorial acknowledges the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and waters. We pay our respects to elders past and present.
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