Kristen is a writer and researcher with a deep passion for Australia's aviation history. In April and May 1945, thousands of Allied prisoners of war were liberated from German POW camps, including 345 ...

Vivian Bullwinkel was one of 65 Australian nurses who boarded the Vyner Brooke in an attempt to flee the Japanese invasion of Singapore in February, 1942. Bombed by Japanese fighter planes and after ...

As dusk descended over Fire Support Base Coral on the evening of 12 May 1968, some soldiers felt uneasy. They later recalled a sense of foreboding. During the day, two Australian infantry battalions, ...

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The 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion was formed on 17 July 1940, after the start of the Second World War. It was ...

This artwork highlights the life of Australian Aboriginal Vietnam veteran Kenny Laughton. The title Not Quite Men, No Longer Boys is named after Kenny's book reflecting on his experience of the ...

For VIETNAM - ONE IN, ALL IN I have created a tapestry-type weaving piece incorporating carved objects that relate to Uncle Jeff McCormack's war stories. I use only natural materials that I have ...

Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - 102nd Field Workshop and 106th Field Workshop Richard Sansbury, born in 1948, joined the Army at the age of 18. He served in the Royal Australian ...

I use photography as a way to interpret the world through my eyes as a Wankangurru and Adnyamathanha woman. I created this picture to conjure an image of a silent chapter of Private Frank Clarke. I ...

Reflecting back through memories, this painting captures moments of war, both dark and light. Gordon is a brave man who was able to share his story from his time during the Vietnam War. His story ...