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The Department of Veterans' Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia, established in 1976, and charged with the responsibility of delivering government programs for war veterans, members of the Australian Defence Force, members of the Australian Federal Police, and their dependants.
During the course of the war, Great Britain and their allies captured in Ethiopia and North Africa approximately 400,000 [citation needed] Italian troops, who were sent to POW camps all over the world, including Australia. Between 1941 and 1945, Australia received custody of 18,420 Italian POWs. The bulk came from British camps in India. [1]
Villers–Bretonneux, Australian National Memorial – history and description of the memorial and pictures of the unveiling ceremony and of details of the memorial (Department of Veteran Affairs, Australia) British-Pathé Newsreel report that includes the unveiling of the memorial, unveiling is at 2:14 to 2:51 (Adobe Flash)
A second controversy that arose from the SJMC's construction pertained to its visitation rate. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs had claimed before the construction of the centre that it would attract about 110,000 visitors a year. [23] Within a few months of the opening of the SJMC, it became clear that the centre would not meet that target.
Despite being synonymous with Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC was a multi-national body: in addition to the many British officers in the corps and division staffs, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps contained, at various points, the 7th Brigade of the Indian Mountain Artillery, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps troops, [9] the Zion Mule Corps ...
In 1966, when the area was part of the then Phước Tuy Province it was the location of the 1 ATF military base in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.The site was chosen by Lieutenant General John Wilton in 1966 and was built mainly by men from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. [2]
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett CBE (11 February 1881 – 4 May 1931) was an English war correspondent during the First World War.Through his reporting of the Battle of Gallipoli, Ashmead-Bartlett was instrumental in the birth of the Anzac legend which still dominates military history in Australia and New Zealand.
The Anzac Day Act 1995 in Australia is a Federal Commonwealth Act, to declare Anzac Day on 25 April to be a national day of commemoration to "recognise and commemorate the contribution of all those who have served Australia (including those who died) in time of war and in war‑like conflicts" [1] to be observed on 25 April every year.