Gallipoli Casualty’s mess tin brings history to life in Canberra
As she prepared for the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of World War I, Dianne Rutherford, a curator at the Australian War Memorial (AWM), made…
Deadline Gallipoli – TV Series About Australian War Correspondents In WW1
Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean, the son of a college headmaster, was born in New South Wales, Australia in 1879. When Charles was ten years old,…
Mephisto – Rare WWI German tank exhibited in Australia
Visitors to the Australian War Memorial museum in Canberra can now see the world’s rarest battle tank. Named ‘Mephisto’, the tank is on exhibition by…
World War One German Mephisto A7V tank on display in Canberra
A7V tank at Roye on 21 March 1918 Via A World War One German Mephisto A7V tank has been put on display at the Australian…
Australia and New Zealand’s World War One heroes remembered
An Australian Army soldier salutes at an ANZAC Day dawn service [Via] On the centenary of Anzac Day, commemorations have taken place around the world.…
The story of MV Krait – an old trawler’s role in a secret mission in WWII – Sneaking into Occupied Singapore
The deceptive appearance of an old Japanese fishing trawler, kept moored at the Darling Harbour in Sydney, is hiding a great wartime story associated with…
World War One Howitzer Gun Displayed at Australian War Memorial
A rare World War One Howitzer gun is being put on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as part of the Australian capital’s…
Aboriginal Australians remembered for World War One service
Steps to reconciliation with Australia’s indigenous population, the Aboriginal Australians, have gradually taken place over the years, most notably with a referendum in 1967 to…
Newly Restored WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial Reopened
After undergoing a renovation costing up to $32 million, the newly renovated WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial reopens today, December 1. It can be remembered…
‘Bluey’s’ Spitfire An Original In Every Way
According to an article written on page one of the Army News in 1944, on January 7, the Truscott Spitfire was build at the expense…
Australian War Memorial keeps Known unto God” on the tomb of an unknown soldier in Canberra
The Australian War Memorial has decided it will not push through its plans of replacing the inscription “Known unto God” on the tomb of an…