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The Australian War Memorial (AWM) is a national war memorial, museum and archive dedicated to all Australians who died as a result of war, including peacekeeping duties and armed conflict. The AWM is located in Campbell , a suburb of the Australian capital city of Canberra .
In September 2011 the Australian War Memorial (AWM) agreed to conduct a feasibility study into an official history on the operations in Afghanistan, East Timor and Iraq. [1] [2] This study was completed in 2012 by Horner, who judged that it would be feasible to prepare an official history of Australia's involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. The ...
Australia in the War of 1939–1945 is a 22-volume official history series covering Australian involvement in the Second World War.The series was published by the Australian War Memorial between 1952 and 1977, most of the volumes being edited by Gavin Long, who also wrote three volumes and the summary volume The Six Year War.
No Australian personnel were killed or taken prisoner during the war. Brigadier Maurie McNarn on 21 March 2003, was the first Coalition commander to hold an official press conference with the international media in Qatar. [9] Australian contributions at the time were widely quoted owing to the lack of official operational news from other ...
In 1944 Australia's war effort was focused on the Pacific War, and most elements of the country's military were in Australia and the islands to its north. [1] Nevertheless, substantial numbers of RAAF personnel, most of whom had been trained through the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), were stationed in the United Kingdom (UK) and took part in operations against Germany.
Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 4 – Civil. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. Hasluck, Paul (1970). The Government and the People 1942–1945. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 4 – Civil. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. ISBN 978-0-642-99367-0. McKernan, Michael (1983). All in! Australia During the Second World War ...
The series calls on the Australian War Memorial, who had previously rejected including the frontier wars in its exhibitions, [1] to acknowledge and recognise those who died during the conflicts. [11] In an episode of the series, the War Memorial's director Matt Anderson says it was conceived to represent military activity overseas, not within ...
G for George on display at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Members of 460 Squadron RAAF with G for George in August 1943 Prime Minister John Curtin exiting G for George during his visit to Britain in 1944. G for George is an Avro Lancaster Mk. I bomber, squadron code AR-G and serial number W4783, operated by No. 460 Squadron RAAF during ...