About the collections

The Australian War Memorial collection was founded by Charles Bean and John Treloar who began collecting records including unit war diaries and relics (material evidence of conflict) during the First World War. The collection contains items from colonial conflicts to the present day. The Memorial also commissions artists, photographers and filmakers under the official war art scheme.

You can order copies of images, film and sound from the collection for personal or commercial use.

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Disclaimer

While we make every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of information, some of the content on this collection database may contain inaccuracies or errors. Many captions reflect either the verbatim captions supplied by the original photographer or information supplied at the time of donation. The database may also include historically and culturally sensitive images and text; such material does not reflect the Memorial's viewpoint, but rather the social attitudes and circumstances of the period or place in which it was created.

If you have any relevant information regarding photograph captions, contact the Photographs Duty Curator at photographs@awm.gov.au

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