Despite advancements in railway technology, animal haulage was still in heavy use. Horses, mules and even men hauled supplies within trench tramways. Mules were preferred over horses: they were ...
The Memorial is currently digitising over 300 First World War maps that form part of the Sir John Monash Collection ...
This website contains war-related material, including images which some people may find confronting and disturbing.
During a live, interactive session with educators, students can explore some of the galleries at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and see photographs, works of art, and film. They can learn ...
Raymond Leane was a member of one of Australia's most well-known military families and served with distinction in the First World War. He was born on 12 July 1878 at Prospect, South Australia. After ...
Leslie Morshead won fame as the defender of Tobruk during the Second World War and is among the most renowned Australian divisional commanders of that war. He was born at Ballarat in Victoria on 18 ...
Author Mountevans, Edward Evans, Baron, 1880-1957.; Doorly, Gerald S. (Gerald Stokely), 1880-1956.; ...
Author Liu, Shao-ch°i, 1898-1969.; Chung-kuo kung ch°an tang. Ch°èuan kuo tai piao ta hui (7th : 1945 : Yenan, China); ...
Rupert Downes was born at Mitcham, South Australia, on 10 February 1885, the son of Major General Francis Downes, a Crimean War veteran. Rupert studied medicine at Ormond College in Melbourne, where ...
Informal outdoor portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Norman Henry Cooper from Fremantle, WA. Lt Cooper served on the Western Front, first with 6 Tunnelling Company and later with 12 Field Company, Royal ...
Author Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965.; Churchill, Randolph S. (Randolph Spencer), 1911-1968.; ...