These statistics were sourced from the appendix of On the offensive: the Australian Army in the Vietnam War 1967–1968. For details of the total number of Australians who died during the Vietnam War, ...

Although there had been some trench warfare in the American Civil War of 1861 - 65, and the Russian-Japanese War of 1904 - 05, it wasn't until the First World War that fixed trench warfare became the ...

Show JPG document of AWM133 20 - Nominal roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-18 War: Glen G N - Griffin A D (434.55 KB JPG) (file ...

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 ...

The army biscuit, also known as an Anzac wafer or Anzac tile, is essentially a long shelf-life, hard tack biscuit, eaten as a substitute for bread. Unlike bread, though, the biscuits are very, very ...

Disclaimer This section of our website is intended to provide a readily available summary of useful knowledge of Australian military history. While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the ...

The Australian War Memorial is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with disability. Our participation in APS RecruitAbility means we will progress an applicant with ...

In March 1901, the Commonwealth Ministry of Defence took control of all the state military forces. A new Commonwealth uniform pattern was introduced in 1903 which incorporated individual regimental ...

Tattoos are a conversation starter. Many members and veterans of the Australian Defence Forces have tattoos, and while their reasons for getting tattooed are as varied as the people themselves, ...

Shell-shock and other neuropsychiatric problems : presented in five hundred and eighty-nine case histories from the war literature, 1914-1918 / by E.E. Southard with a bibliography by Norman Fenton ; ...

Over the past 30 years, more than 100,000 Australians have served in war, conflict and peacekeeping operations. Today, their stories remain mostly untold. The Australian War Memorial’s development ...

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 ...