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Portrait of Krystyna Skarbek. Courtesy of National Portrait Gallery

Behind Enemy Lines

In the Second World War, a number of women served as agents amid the dangers of occupied Europe.

By Clare Mulley

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Alfred Bolter, Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines, 1816 (c. 1866, lithograph, 48 x 28 cm)

A Painted Proclamation

A colonial artwork in the Memorial’s collection has its roots in brutal frontier warfare.

By Dr Thomas Rogers

Colonial 1788-1901
Queensland Mounted Infantry drying their kit after a storm, Belmont, South Africa, c. 1900.

Letters from Elands River Post

The South African War was candidly described by colonial Australian soldiers.

By Dr Thomas Rogers

South African (Boer) War 1899 - 1902
Armistice Day celebrations in Sydney

The War That Didn't End

The Armistice of 1918 is seen as ushering in peace, but conflicts continued across the globe.

By Jay Winter

First World War 1914 - 1918
New Guinea Infantry Battalion troops on their way to attack the village of Gisananbu 1945

Fuzzy Wuzzies and Green Shadows

During the Second World War, Papua New Guineans played a crucial part in the fight against Japan

By Tristan Moss

Second World War 1939 - 1945
29 October 1950, near Chongju. The men of 3RAR’s Medium Machine Gun (MMG) Platoon

Hard Road to Pakchon

In their first duty, the Australians of 3RAR proved their mettle alongside their British comrade

By Michael Kelly

Korean War 1950 - 1953