Australian War Memorial
A world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial's purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our nation in times of conflict.
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Melbourne, Vic. c. 1940-07. 2/22nd Battalion member Sergeant Herbert William (Bert) Smith holding a .303 rifle, participating in a march before he embarked for active service in Rabaul in July ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Guam. 1945-08-15. Japanese prisoners of war (POW), bow their heads and remove their hats in reverence for Emperor Hirohito, as they stand behind a barbed wire fence of a POW camp, to hear the radio ..Australian War MemorialImage Guam Online -
Kabakaul, New Britain. c. 1915. The site of the second trench built on the Kabakaul to Bitapaka Road. (Donor R.J. Travers)Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Britain. 1943-11-02. Aerial photograph of shipping in the harbour. In the background smoke envelops the town which is on fire during an air attack by seventy-five Mitchell aircraft ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
COUNTRIES NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR ARE REPRESENTED IN A ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRON NOW OPERATING AMERICAN BOMBERS IN THE WESTERN DESERT. SOME OF THE PERSONNEL ARE SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE AND ..Australian War MemorialImage Fiji Online -
Melbourne, Vic. 1942-03. Sergeant (Sgt) Herbert William (Bert) Smith is welcomed home at Spencer Street Station by family members, his wife Liliane Smith and his mother Margaret Smith, who is ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
c. 1943-02. Studio portrait of Pilot Officer Herbert William (Bert) Smith, an intelligence officer with No. 77 Squadron RAAF. Smith had earlier escaped from Rabaul where he had served with 2/22nd ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Wagga, NSW. c 1947. The outer section of the port (left hand) wing of a Beaufort bomber aircraft showing Japanese Kanji characters painted on the underside of the wing. The message was painted from ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Studio portrait of 250748 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) William Ellis Newton VC. Flt Lt Newton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary courage during ten months of ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Rabaul, New Britain. 1943-11-02. Aerial photograph of shipping in the harbour and smoke rising from the town, during an air attack by seventy-five Mitchell aircraft covered by Lightnings of the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Group portrait of air and ground crew of B Flight, No. 30 Squadron RAAF, on and in front of one of the squadron’s Beaufighter aircraft at Ward’s Strip. Back row, left to right (seated on the ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online -
Wagga, NSW. c 1947. The inner section of the port (left hand) wing of a Beaufort bomber aircraft showing Japanese Kanji characters painted on the underside of the wing. The message was painted from ..Australian War MemorialImage Papua New Guinea Online
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