This volume, the first of seven in the army series of the official history of Australia in the war of 1939-45, carries the story of the Second AIF up to the end of the operations in Cyrenaica in the ...

The coastal city of Gaza was the heart of the main Turkish defensive position in southern Palestine. Three major battles were launched in 1917 by British and dominion forces to capture Gaza - only the ...

Lee-Enfield No 2 Mk IV* Rifle. Receiver marked LITHGOW SHT LE III* within a shield 1920. Butt marked MA No 2. Mk IV* 6/50 R. This rifle resembles the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No I Mk III* but has a ...

Two months after being formed at Darwin on 1 June 1940, 13 Squadron commenced day-night training, shipping security patrols, and weekly patrols of Australia's northern coastline. These activities ...

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Full hull model of the HMAS Sydney (II). Scale 1: 96. The model is finished in overall light grey. HMAS Sydney was a modified Leander class light cruiser, sunk with the loss of all hands in November ...

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During the Second World War, Redbank Camp, located near Ipswich west of Brisbane, was one of the largest military bases in Queensland.

You must have a ticket to attend the daily Last Post Ceremony. Entry is free. We encourage you to register a ticket in advance. Tickets may be made available at the Memorial entry, subject to capacity ...

Laminated timber fragment, roughly 200 mm long x 100 mm in chord, from the tip of a crashed Spitfire Mark IXb propellor blade. The leading edge of the blade is protected by a thin strip of brass sheet ...

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