The Possums in front of one of their planes used for reconnaissance missions, Vung Tau Special Zone, Vietnam, c 1965-75. Photograph by Denis Stanley Gibbons. P04669.186 In 1965, an army aviation unit, ...

During a live, interactive session with educators, students can explore some of the galleries at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and see photographs, works of art, and film. They can learn ...

Hele enlisted as a private in the 2/48th Battalion. Not long after arriving in the Middle East, he met with General Sir ...

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

Thomas Blamey, born near Wagga Wagga on 24 January 1884, became the first Australian army officer to reach the rank of field marshal. Originally a teacher, Blamey received a commission in the ...

Author Boyd-Orr, John Boyd Orr, Baron, 1880-; Lubbock, David.; ...

Vivian Bullwinkel was one of 65 Australian nurses who boarded the Vyner Brooke in an attempt to flee the Japanese invasion of Singapore in February, 1942. Bombed by Japanese fighter planes and after ...

Alice Ross-King was born in Ballarat, Victoria, on 5 August 1887 to Archibald and his wife, Henrietta. When Alice was still young the family moved to Perth, where as the result of an accident Alice's ...

On 7 May 1945 the German High Command authorised the signing of an unconditional surrender on all fronts: the war in Europe was over. The surrender was to take effect at midnight on 8–9 May 1945. 8 ...

Note FIRST only. Topographical map of the region between Jesselton and Weston, Sabah, with relief shown by contours. Scale 1:500 000. Shows villages, main buildings, roads, tracks, railways, telegraph ...

Pagination xviii, 582 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Pagination 1 v. : 20.6 cm - 30 cm. Note FIRST only. This unpublished volume, the result of research undertaken at the Australian War Memorial, contains summaries of RAAF 462 Squadron fatalities in ...