Uncovering the name and story of one of these individuals – Private Charlie Bob Ngakyunkwokka, who, in accordance with cultural protocols should be verbally referred to as “Waal Waal Ngakyunkwokka” ...

Ongoing research being conducted into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service in Australia’s armed forces has established that Indigenous people have served in military uniform from at least the ...

Each evening between sunset and sunrise names from the Australian War Memorial’s Roll of Honour are projected onto the façade of the Hall of Memory (the dome). The projections are a tribute to those ...

This ceremony is held after the Anzac Day Dawn Service at “For Our Country” Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service Memorial. This commemorative ceremony is conducted to honour those Indigenous ...

Current and former serving Australian Defence Force, Commonwealth or Allied force veterans, and their relatives are eligible to participate. The guidelines outline the eligibility requirements and ...

I am writing to lodge a formal complaint regarding the Four Corners program “Sacrifice”, which aired initially 10 March 2025 on the ABC, and concerns the Australian War Memorial. The program breached ...

The word “Anzac” has been a part of Australian thought, language, and life since 25 April 1915. Devised by a signaler in Egypt as a useful acronym for “Australian and New Zealand Army Corps,” it ...

The Dawn Service provides an opportunity for quiet reflection and returns to the Parade Ground for the first time since 2021. Prior to the service, beginning at 4:30 am, representatives from the ...

Labour controls were introduced during the Second World War to meet a crisis in manpower and to administrate between the needs of the armed services and industry. Manpower regulations affected the ...

Anzac Day is our national day of commemoration. On Friday 25 April 2025, the Australian War Memorial marked the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings and commemorated all Australians who have ...

Memorial Tattoo Project Throughout 2019, The Memorial documented the stories of servicemen and servicewomen through oral history interviews and portrait photography. Many of the images and stories ...

The official history of Australia's involvement in the Second World War represents one of the longest and largest historical endeavours Australia has ever seen. The enterprise began in January 1943 ...