And welcome to everyone here at the Australian War Memorial, and all those watching this broadcast across the country. Among the many honoured guests, I am so pleased to welcome the scores of school ...

At 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause to reflect and remember all those who have served our nation. The Commemorative Address will be delivered by the Governor-General of the ...

Harry Cobby was born in Prahran, Melbourne, on 26 August 1894. At the age of 18 Cobby received a commission in the 48th Infantry (Brighton Rifles) and when the First World War began he was quick to ...

Gorari was a small village on the Kokoda Trail that stood at the point where a smaller north-south track joined the trail, which at that point ran roughly east-west. Gorari was approximately 6.5 km ...

Gordon Bennett, born on 16 April 1887 at Balwyn, Melbourne, was Australia's most controversial Second World War commander. As a youth he attended Balwyn State School and Hawthorn College before ...

George Wilkins, explorer, war photographer and cinematographer, was born on 31 October 1888 at Mount Bryan East in South Australia. He studied electrical engineering at the South Australian School of ...

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On the other side of the artwork, a hand etched portrait offers a deeply personal account of war and violence carried by Parr ...

Costume designs by artist Hilda Rix Nicholas are the only surviving images of 1917 Anzac Club and Buffet fundraising pageant.

Charles Frank Press Norton, commonly known as Frank Norton, was the first official artist commissioned by the Australian War ...

When he was a boy in Tasmania, Alfred Gaby (1892-1918) had seen his brothers go to the Boer War. He later served in the local militia before joining the AIF at the beginning of 1916. He was ...

Bookings are essential for all visiting school and school-aged groups. The Memorial is undergoing major development changes which may affect capacity for Education bookings and school visitors. To ...