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The Australian War Memorial is open to the public. Visitors require timed tickets to enter the Memorial, and also to attend the daily Last Post Ceremony at 4:30 pm in the Commemorative Area. Access to the Memorial entrance and visitor carpark is via Fairbairn Avenue. Book your free ticket. School and school aged group bookings.
First World War 1914–18 - Australian War Memorial
Summary. Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914, and both Prime Minister Joseph Cook and Opposition Leader Andrew Fisher, who were in the midst of an election campaign, pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places ...
The Anzac Day Tradition - Australian War Memorial
During the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the more than 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time, every state observed some form of public holiday on Anzac Day. By the mid-1930s all the rituals we now associate with the day – dawn vigils, marches, memorial services ...
Gallipoli - Australian War Memorial
The whole Gallipoli operation, however, cost 26,111 Australian casualties, including 8,141 deaths. Despite this, it has been said that Gallipoli had no influence on the course of the war. Accession Number: A01005. 1st Battalion troops waiting near Jacob's trench for relief by 7th Battalion. Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.
Gallipoli – the sources - Australian War Memorial
Bean's diaries constitute an incredibly rich primary source for students of Gallipoli, but are generally studied only by serious scholars. Fortunately for the general reader, extracts from this fascinating source were published in Kevin Fewster's book, Frontline Gallipoli: C.E.W. Bean's diaries from the trenches.
Understanding Gallipoli - Australian War Memorial
Understanding Gallipoli. This education package provides a summary of Australian service on Gallipoli in 1915, as well as stories of those who were there. It includes learning activities for upper primary and secondary students, which encourage students to investigate events and analyse ideas and concepts relating to Gallipoli and the Anzacs.
First World War, 1914-1918 - Australian War Memorial
Details of approximately 330,000 AIF personnel, recorded as they embarked from Australia for overseas service during the First World War. Nominal roll of the military component of the AN&MEF to New Guinea, 1914–1918. Duplicates of AWM190 [4] can be found in official records AWM190 [1]- [3] which are available for viewing in the Research Centre.
Second World War, 1939–45 - Australian War Memorial
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. On 14 August 1945 Japan accepted of the Allied demand for unconditional surrender. For Australia it meant that the Second World War was finally over.
Colonial period, 1788–1901 - Australian War Memorial
Colonial period, 1788–1901. British settlement of Australia began as a penal colony governed by a captain of the Royal Navy. Until the 1850s, when local forces began to be recruited, British regular troops garrisoned the colonies with little local assistance. From 1788 marines guarded English settlements at Sydney Cove and Norfolk Island ...
Kokoda Trail Campaign - Australian War Memorial
2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the Kokoda Trail Campaign. By July 1942, the Japanese had swept all before them in a seemingly unstoppable advance through south-east Asia and into the Pacific. This series of victories brought Japanese forces into Australian territory in New Guinea and Papua, moving closer to the Australian mainland.