Peter Burness

Historian, curator

Peter Burness, the renowned historian and curator who retired from the Australian War Memorial in 2016 after 43 years of service, has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours List with the Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Survivors of the 1st Light Horse regiment’s attack at Pope’s Hill assemble after the battle. There were fewer than 50

A chain of disasters

The battle at Lone Pine was only part of a series of attacks in August 1915

By Peter Burness

First World War 1914 - 1918

The cemetery near Hell Spit on the southern horn of ANZAC Cove. The grave on the left is that of Captain Bage.

A quiet hero

Already a hero of the Antarctic, a gifted man’s life was wasted at Gallipoli

By Peter Burness

First World War 1914 - 1918

An Australian patrol lays up in an anti-tank ditch near the perimeter of the Australian defences around Tobruk

Heroes of Tobruk

The Australians demonstrated determination and courage at Tobruk.

By Peter Burness

Second World War 1939 - 1945