Anzac Day support rock solid
MORE than 93 per cent of Australians believe it is important for the nation to commemorate Anzac Day, an exclusive survey has revealed.
Anzac Centenary
Students remember WW1 class
HE SURVIVED machine gun fire in France before going on to lead one of SA’s most prestigious schools, which is now researching th e more than 1000 alumni who served in The Great War.
Death sentences for falling asleep
AT GALLIPOLI, sleeping on sentry duty could get you shot — by your own side. On three occasions, soldiers were court-martialled and sentenced to death.
The mystery men from WWI
A PORTRAIT of 178 Australian soldiers taken during World War One will go on display, in the hope that the public can help identify them.
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‘Shoot me, shoot me,’ they would say
SEVEN decades ago Ron Ferguson sounded his bugle and raised the alarm on the biggest and deadliest prison break of WWII. He still remembers the machineguns firing.
WWI coin series minted in Perth
SEVERAL coins telling the story of Australia’s involvement in World War I will be released over the next five years.
How we were dragged into war
ONE hundred years ago today Britain declared war on Germany, dragging Australia into WW1. These are five key moments that committed us to horror.
Gathering to remember the sacrifice
THE formal commemoration of Australia’s entry into World War I will be launched in Melbourne with events that aim to capture the spirit and sacrifice of the era.
Is your relative in this famous photo?
IT’S an iconic image, haunted by stories about a hidden corpse and a secret signal among the married men. The truth is more enthralling. Was your ancestor there?
Tragic tale of sweethearts in love and war
IT’S the little things that tell stories of heartache, and this is the story of a young Melbourne couple full of hope, despite the shadow of a war that showed no sign of ending.
Military muscle to flex in Albany
PRINCESS Royal Harbour will host a mighty display of maritime muscle when Albany marks a century since troops sailed for WWI.
How a lying rogue started a legend
ONE family. Five generations. Six conflicts. And it all began with a troublemaker so desperate to get to war he lied about his wife and children.
What Grandpa really did in the war
GASSED, shot and punished for being drunk. Many of us know our relatives were “in the war” — but have no idea what they actually did.
100 years on: WWI in close-up
A CENTURY since the start of the Great War, astonishing new images have emerged of Australian Diggers in action on the Western Front.
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