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Australian War Memorial - http://www.awm.gov.au/
One of the great military museums of the world. Covers Australian involvement in conflicts since the Maori Wars of the 1860s. Contains online databases of all official and private records, art, sound recordings, film and photographs held by the memorial. Visits to the memorial and / or its research section may be planned, and items ordered either from this section or from the museum's shop. |
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The Anzac Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland - http://www.anzacday.org.au
Information for schools concerning the role played by Australian forces in war. Helps to organise the annual Anzac Day ceremonies in Queensland. Hosts articles related to different aspects of the Australian experience of war. |
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The Shrine of Remembrance - http://www.shrine.org.au
Located in Melbourne, the shrine commemorates the lives lost in the Great War of 1914-1918. |
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Australian War Memorial War Histories - http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/index.asp
Includes five separate series of official war histories; one for each of the major conflicts in which Australia has been involved and one relating to more recent peace-keeping operations. |
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Royal Australian Regiment - http://www.ausvets.com.au
Service in Vietnam by the Australian Infantry Battalions of the RAR. A report of the 9 Battalions, their weapons and equipment, their tours of duty and what it was like in the "Funny Country". |
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Anzacs: Officers died at Gallipoli, 1915 - http://www.anzacs.org
Biographic details of approximately 500 officers of the Anzac Corps who died due to service on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, in 1915. Photographs and maps as well as details on how eligible families may apply for an Anzac commemorative medallion. Also includes a complete listing of the Anzac epitaphs from the cemeteries of Gallipoli. |
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The Gallipoli Association - http://www.gallipoli-association.org/
The Association's objective is to preserve the memory of the men who served in, and commemorate the events of the Great War campaign on, the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, between April 1915 and January 1916. |
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Gallipoli Anzac Helles Suvla - http://user.glo.be/~snelders/index.html
Photos of Gallipoli then and now, a dictionary of Anzac slang, and some unusual photos of devices designed to fool the enemy. Account of how the author and his friend re-discovered a Turkish position on the southern Anzac flank. Also information on the 1/5th Norfolk Regiment, 'The Vanished Battalion' of Gallipoli. |
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Digger History - http://www.diggerhistory.info/
All conflicts are covered, with details of Australian and enemy soldiers, the slouch hat, uniforms, medals, equipment, planes, tanks, weapons, poetry, battles, units, leaders and maps. |
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The Australian Warbirds Association - http://www.australianwarbirds.com.au/
A non profit company for aircraft owners, operators, restorers, maintainers, historians and enthusiasts to share their passion for ex-military aviation, and to promote and preserve Australia's proud military aviation heritage. |
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Australians serving in the Boer War, South Africa (1899-1902) - http://www.perthdps.com/military/index.html
Research resource and information guide for those with a Boer War soldier in their ancestry. Alphabetical list of soldiers, glossary of terms, and bibliography included. |
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Indigenous Australians At War - http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/statuepark/620/index.html
Research into Australian Aboriginal servicemen in the defence of Australia. Provides information on a not-well-known aspect of Australian military history. |
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Military Vehicle Collectors Society of South Australia - http://www.military-vehicle-museum.org.au/
Historic and military vehicle collectors society who also run a museum displaying members vehicles. Listing of members vehicles, membership details, museum opening hours, and committee details provided. |
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The Australian Commemorative Plaques Project. - http://www.plaques.satlink.com.au/
Ross Bastiaan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his single-handed work in placing - all over the world - over 100 large bronze plaques commemorating the sites of Australia's finest military achievements. Not only did Ross - whose site this is - place the plaques voluntarily, he also personally hand sculpted each of them and conducted the fund-raising and negotiations necessary for such a large project. |
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37th Battalion - http://anzacresearch.tripod.com
37th Battalion AIF. Full Nominal and Honour roll of soldiers that served in this battalion. Photographs and letters home. |
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The Gun Plot - http://www.gunplot.net/
History of the Royal Australian Navy, covering WW1 and Gallipoli, WW2, Malaya, Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam. Provides details of warships, weapons, battles and heroes. |
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Following the Australians on the Western Front - http://www.hellfire-corner.demon.co.uk/abercromby.htm
An account of the author's travels through what was the Western Front, tracing the movements of his grandfather who fought there. Private Robert Ralph Abercromby, 44th Battalion A.I.F., also kept a diary, which is quoted at intervals throughout the narrative. |
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Grants Militaria - http://www.grantsmilitaria.com/default.asp
Australian military history site, with hundreds of photographs showing uniforms and equipment. Includes special features, articles of Boer War research, WW1 and WW2 diaries, discussion forum, uniforms of the world. |
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The Battle for Australia - http://www.battleforaustralia.org.au/index.html
A site that dedicates itself to providing a full yet concise picture of the dark days in Australia's life when invasion by Japanese land and naval forces seemed more than possible. All the important battles are here and the layout allows you to easily get to your point of interest. |
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The Battle of Hamel - History and Memory - http://hamelfriends.free.fr
A very particular event of World War I in France and of the Australian Corps' involvement. Some local history and account of the battle plus presentation of the various forms of that period memory (commemorations, war relics, Australian Corps Memorial Park etc.) |
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Aussie Korean War Combat Photo-Story Album - http://www.kmike.com/oz/
Personal photos and tales by Australian Korean War veterans. |
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Australian and New Zealand Civil War Veterans - http://www.acwv.info/
Civil war veterans buried in Australia and New Zealand. This is about men from Australia and New Zealand who fought in the American Civil War and the Americans who followed them back to start a new life. |
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First AIF Order of Battle - http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/index.html
The Order of Battle of the Australian Imperial Force, 1914 - 1919. Lists in detail the units composing the army raised in Australia for overseas service (the A.I.F.) during the course of the Great War. Includes the Gallipoli (Dardanelles), Middle East and Western Front theatres. |
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42nd Battalion AIF & 42nd AIB Honour Roll - http://au.geocities.com/thefallenofthe42nd/
554 Officers and men fell with the 42nd Battalion AIF in WWI and 63 more fell in WW2 serving in the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion. Here are the names, dates, burial places and next of kin details. Lots of photos of the 82 different War Cemeteries that provide a final resting place. |
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42nd Australian Infantry Battalion 1939/45 - http://au.geocities.com/thefortysecondinww2/
Continuation of the story of the efforts of the 42nd Battalion. Deals with WW2. Plenty of photos and also Japanese weapons and equipment. Weapons, tanks, planes, maps, documents and an Honour Roll. |
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Australian Service Nurses National Memorial - http://members.optusnet.com.au/lenorefrost/nurses.html
A developing list of Australian nurses who have died during, or as a result of, war service in any conflict since the Boer War. |
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Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club of Queensland - http://www.qldvvmc.com/
A site dedicated the men who served their country and came home to ride. The club was established to provide social and welfare support for bikers who are Vietnam Veterans. The VVMC Qld Chapter is not only a motorcycle club, but is also recognised as an Ex Service Organization and Welfare Group in its own right by the Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs and other various government and veteran groups. |
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In memory of Norman Henry Sohier - http://anzac.homestead.com/
Dedicated to the memory of Private Henry Sohier, 4th Battalion, A.I.F., killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey, on 13th July 1915. Includes family photos, WW1 photos and links for the genealogist researching Anzac ancestors. |
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Australia's involvement in UN peace-keeping missions - http://www.diggerz.org/index.php
Maintained by a former Australian peace-keeper to Cambodia. It has details of the United Nations missions in which Australia has been, and is currently, involved. |
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British and Commonwealth Signal Pistols - http://www.geocities.com/rob56nz/
Collection of Rob Welcome, an Australian born NZ resident militaria collector and enthusiast. |