Australian War Memorial collection

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About the Memorial The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a museum, and an extensive archive. Its collections, commemorative ceremonies, exhibitions and research help Australians remember, interpret, and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. Collection It was in August 1916 that Charles Bean, then the Australian official war correspondent, and later the official historian, developed the idea for a memorial museum. The organisation of the collection began in May 1917 under John Treloar, a young army officer who was later appointed Director of the Memorial. He laid the foundation for all of the Memorial’s collections, which include objects, works of art, photographs, film, sound recordings, official and personal records, books, maps, and ephemera. The collection includes material from 1789 to the present.

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An American soldier with a joey, 1942

from Australian War Memorial collection

  • 154 older comments, and then…
  • m|art said:
    O_o!!
  • absurd rainstorm said:
    kangarooos (LLL)
  • A . said:
    Soo kyooot!!!
  • grytlappar said:
    Oh wow... Vintage cute!
  • ChiaLynn said:
    That is just beautiful.

    Seen at Cute Overload.

Lifeboat carrying men of the 1st Divisional Signal Company, 25 April 1915

from Australian War Memorial collection

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  • Percita said:
    An eerie shot - the fading with time adds a certain poignancy to the smiles on the faces of these men - can't help but wonder what happened to them on that day...
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    Seen on your photo stream. (?²ˣ)
  • nettyj1 said:
    my great grandad was there that day, he died on the first day of the landings, we dont have a photos of him in his uniform... very sad plan to go to the anzac day service in turkey next year.
  • Patrick Castelli said:
    My great grandfather fought and was wounded in Gallipoli, he was in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers KOSB. Here's a couple of photos of him later on in the war. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_castelli/5922054314/] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_castelli/5922055084/]
  • brl35scr said:
    Atatürk said " Don't cry mothers of Anzaks, your sons were be our sons because they slept ( dead) in our home ( in Gelibolu ). Wars are everytime soooo bed....
  • Els said:
    The smiles on those young faces strike at my heart... The events of Gallipoli still throw up a howl of pain in so many of us.

Unidentified soldier of the First AIF

from Australian War Memorial collection

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  • Mat said:
    Very strong image!
  • Sunny Brook said:
    BIG fave! What a handsome fellow!
  • calirus said:
    Perfect photo! Very cool!
  • ndnbrunei said:
    His piercing eyes and his youth are striking. I wonder what happened to the poor young fellow?
  • Vigorous Vacation said:
    After a lot of years, I can watch an excelent portrait that it could do it with very simples cameras. The expression is magnific. How could be his future then this shot ?

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