I have never regretted that I took the notion into my head to take on nursing, for it has opened up opportunities that I would never have had. Sister Jessie Tomlins More than 3,000 Australian civilian ...

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The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in World War II between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British ...

In January 1916, William boarded the troopship Commonwealth and returned to Australia. While he convalesced at home in ...

Alice Ross-King was born in Ballarat, Victoria, on 5 August 1887 to Archibald and his wife, Henrietta. When Alice was still young the family moved to Perth, where as the result of an accident Alice's ...

Show JPG document of AWM133 10 - Nominal roll of Australian Imperial Force who left Australia for service abroad, 1914-18 War: Coates A E - Cooke C W (382.14 KB JPG) (file) ...

This term relates to the three major German attacks on the Western Front in late March, April and May 1918, known collectively as the "Kaiserschlacht" (Kaiser's Battle) offensive. Using troops ...

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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 ...

Here is their spirit, in the heart of the land they loved; and here we guard the record which they themselves made. Charles Bean, 1948 The Memorial ranks among the world's great national monuments.

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*Note: To be referred to in the spoken word as Waal Waal Ngakyunkwokka until June 2026, to follow cultural protocols of the Wik people of the Wanum Clan, relating to funerary announcements. The ...