Memorial Articles
The Memorial boasts a staff of subject specialists in all aspects of military history and museum practice.
Our articles and our Encyclopedia allow subject specialists to share their knowledge on Australian military history.
They also provide a way for us to take a closer look at the people and the stories behind the history and our museum collection.
We can dodge bombs with the best of them
Sister Mona Margaret Wilton was one of twelve Australian Army nurses who died at sea after the bombing of the SS Vyner Brooke on 14 February 1942.
Albury: A Town at War
The inland regional town of Albury offered various advantages as a hub of military activity during the Second World War.
Australian War Memorial Digitisation Collections - Seeking copyright holders
The Memorial’s Research Centre Digitised Collections team digitises archival collections at risk of deterioration. This process helps to preserve the original items and enables the selected collections to be accessed online in the future.
Alfred Susan: Gallipoli veteran, prisoner of war and grandson of King Billy
Despite official exemptions, Alfred Susan navigated racial barriers to enlist in the First World War serving at both Gallipoli and the Western Front.
He just drew and drew and drew
Sydney architect John Crust dedicated years of his life to designing the Australian War Memorial.
A new workhorse for a new war: HMAS Bowen in the Second World War
Early in the Second World War, the Royal Australian Navy had an urgent need for a new kind of small and versatile ship that could be used in a wide range of roles.
The Secret Broom Radio
Lieutenant Russell Francis Wright provides a demonstration of his disguised wireless set, Singapore, 15 September 1945.
Submarines in the shadows: The last voyage of the Ballarat
HMAT Ballarat's voyage from Melbourne to England as documented by Arthur W Jose.
The Story of Private William Jacob “Jack” Watriama
Born around 1880 in Tuo village on Maré Island, New Caledonia, Private William Jacob “Jack” Watriama emigrated to Australia at the age of 11.