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Book your free ticket to enter Learn about the development. Plan your visit. 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.
Crowds flock to Royal visit at Australian War Memorial
12 hours ago · Crowds flock to Royal visit at Australian War Memorial. More than 4,000 people have turned out under clear blue skies to see King Charles III and Queen Camilla during their visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra today. After paying their respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier with the laying of a wreath and floral ...
Visit - Australian War Memorial
Tickets. You need a free two-hour timed ticket to visit the Galleries and Commemorative Area. A separate ticket is required to attend the daily Last Post Ceremony held in the Commemorative Area from 4 pm. Free tickets can be booked online in advance or in person on arrival (availability dependent). Need help with a ticket?
First World War, 1914-1918 - Australian War Memorial
Nominal roll of Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to New Guinea, 1914–1918 war [Military component], AWM190 [4] 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.
Plan your visit - Australian War Memorial
Poppy’s Café. 9 am – 3 pm daily. Research Centre Reading Room. Visits to the Reading Room are for the purpose of viewing Research Centre collection material only. Researchers are required to request an appointment four weeks in advance to facilitate collection retrieval and delivery. Monday – Friday: 10 am – 12.45 pm, 1.45 pm – 4.30 pm.
About the Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial's purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our nation in times of conflict. Its mission is leading remembrance and understanding of Australia’s ...
Official Histories - Australian War Memorial
Nov 23, 2023 · Since its inception, the Memorial has sponsored Australia's official war histories. Australian governments have commissioned four separate series of official war histories over this period, one for each of the major conflicts in which Australia has been involved: the two world wars and the Cold War–conflicts in Korea and south-east Asia.
Online exhibitions - Australian War Memorial
This online exhibition focuses on the popular song, I was only 19, which gives a first-person account of an Australian soldier's experience of the Vietnam War.Taking its title from the alternative name for the song, A walk in the light green presents a range of items from the Australian War Memorial’s collection – including items loaned by families involved with the song and a series of ...
Virtual Visit - Australian War Memorial
Jan 25, 2021 · Memorial. You can explore the galleries of the Australian War Memorial online, using Google Street view. Click on a link below to begin your virtual visit. Commemorative Area. Hall of Memory. Colonial galleries. First World War …
Researching a person - Australian War Memorial
Researching a person. The Memorial's collections and website contain a wealth of material which can help you research the service and wartime experiences of relatives who served in Australia's military forces during conflict. Accession Number: P05555.015. Composite group portrait of Mary and Henry Hutchins, of Woorinen North, Vic, and seven ...