10th Light Horse Regiment Ludd September 1918 (AWM J02468)
10th Light Horse Regiment camp at Ludd, Palestine, September 1918. Shown are the regiment's newly issued swords. Reference: Bou, Jean (2010), Australia's Palestine Campaign, p. 111
1st Light Horse Regiment after Pope Hill 7 August 1915 (AWM image H003...
Parade of soldiers from the 1st Light Horse Regiment following their failed feint attack at Pope's Hill, Gallipoli, on 7 August 1915. Of the 200 men that took part, only about 40 survived. Caption reference: Bo... More
29 Bn (AWM E02790) - Public domain photogrpaph
AWM Caption: Warfusée-Abancourt, France. Lieutenant Rupert Frederick Arding Downes MC addressing his Platoon from B Company, 29th Battalion, during a rest near the villages of Warfusée-Abancourt and Lamotte-en-... More
4th Division positions at Bresle Wood 28 March 1918 (AWM image E01921)
Australian 4th Division troops at Bresle Wood during the German Spring Offensive
4th Pioneer Battalion entrained (AWM image E00468)
Soldiers from the Australian 4th Pioneer Battalion moving behind the lines on a train, around Warlencourt
52nd Battalion in Egypt AWM C00295
Soldiers from the 52nd Battalion in Egypt, March 1916 Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
52nd Battalion in France AWM E02396
Troops from the Australian 52nd Battalion after the fighting around Dernancourt
5th Pioneer reinforcements Melbourne (AWM image PB0058)
The 10th Reinforcements of the Australian 5th Pioneers at Port Melbourne, Victoria prior to boarding HMAT Aeneas (A60), bound for the Western Front, October 1917.
6thInfantryBrigadeMontStQuentin1September1918
AWM caption : "Members of the 6th Australian Infantry Brigade moving along a communication trench at 1.30 p.m. in the renewed assault upon Mont St Quentin, which resulted in the final capture of this highly imp... More
9th Light Horse Second Gaza (AWM A00223)
9th Light Horse Regiment troopers in a firing line during the Second Battle of Gaza, 19 April 1917
A Message From The Premier during World War I
A letter from w:T. J. Ryan to the voters of Queensland on the topic of the w:Australian plebiscite, 1917.
A02012 Australian 5th Inf Bn trench at Gallipoli
Trench held by the Australian 5th Infantry Battalion around "MacLaurin's Hill" on the Gallipoli Peninsula, c. 1915
A02744 15 Bn marching through Melbourne 17 December 1914
Troops from the 'A' Company of the Australian 15th Battalion march through Melbourne on 17 December 1914
AE1 off Rabaul. Warship photograph collection
Royal Australian Navy submarine AE1 (foreground), HMAS Australia (left background) and a River-class destroyer (centre background) at a rendezvous off Rossell Island before proceeding to Rabaul.
Aerial view of the Somme Canal near Sailly-Laurette July 1918
Aerial view of the Somme Canal near Sailly-Laurette, July 1918. Elements of the Australian 7th Brigade launched an attack around this area on 10 June 1918.
ANMEF flag raising during World War I
A photograph of the Australian flag-raising ceremony in Angorum, New Guinea. An official party stands by as the Proclamation of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force taking control of the countr... More
Australian 11th Battalion group photo
Group portrait of the Australian 11th (Western Australia) Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force posing on the Great Pyramid of Giza on 10 January 1915, prior to the landing at Gallipoli. Th... More
Australian 12th Machine Gun Company 1917 (AWM photo E00905)
Australian machine gunners from the 12th Machine Gun Company, Ypres, September 1917
Australian 18th Infantry Battalion at Walcourt during World War I (AWM...
Members of the transport section of the Australian 18th Infantry Battalion at Walcourt, France, during World War I.
Australian 1st MG Coy August 1918 (AWM image E03005)
Soldiers from the Australian 1st Machine Gun Company (1st Machine Gun Battalion), rest near Chuignolles, August 1918
Australian 2nd Division machine gunners at Pozieres (AWM photo EZ0079)
Australian machine gunners from either the 5th, 6th or 7th MG Coys, 2nd Division, around Pozieres, mid-1916.
Australian 2nd Pioneer Battalion reinforcements October 1917 (AWM imag...
The 12th batch of reinforcements for the Australian 2nd Pioneer Battalion prior to embarkation on HMAT Aeneas (A60) at Port Melbourne, 30 October 1917
Australian 3rd Machine Gun Battalion on review (AWM image E02145)
The Australian 3rd Machine Gun Battalion marches past General Monash
Australian 3rd Pioneers on parade 1916 (AWM image DAX1400)
Soldiers from the Australian 3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF, on parade at Campbellfield, Victoria, May 1916 prior to embarkation for Europe.
Australian 50th Infantry Battalion at Zonnebeke (AWM image E00761)
Members of the Australian 50th Infantry Battalion at Zonnebeke, September 1917.
Australian 5th Pioneers around Picardie September 1918 (AWM image E033...
Australian 5th Pioneers around Picardie, on the Somme, September 1918
Australian 7th Company Engineers at Leewerk Farm 1917 (AWM image E0160...
Officers from the 7th Company Australian Engineers at Leewerk Farm, Belgium
Australian 9th and 10th battalions Egypt December 1914 AWM C02588
AWM Caption: Lines of the 9th and 10th Battalions at Mena Camp, looking towards the Pyramids. The soldier in the foreground is playing with a kangaroo, the regimental mascot. Many Australian units brought kanga... More
Australian machine gunners 24th MG Coy September 1918 (AWM image E0326...
Australian War Memorial caption: "...Vickers machine gun at an outpost of the 24th Machine Gun Company, near Vendelles, the night before the attack which culminated in the capture of the Hindenburg Outpost Line... More
Australian pioneers clearing mines in Peronne (AWM image E03234)
Australian pioneers clearing mines from destroyed houses in Peronne, September 1918
Australian18pdrFiringBullecourtMay1917
An 18 pounder gun of an Australian battery in its sandbagged gun pit at Noreuil Valley, during the fight for Bullecourt in May 1917. Note that the gun is in full recoil after firing. Place made: France: Picardi... More
Australians from the 2nd Pioneer Battalion at Bapaume in 1917 (AWM ima...
Australians from the 2nd Pioneer Battalion clearing a road near Bapaume, March 1917
AWM A03421 12th Light Horse Regiment training Liverpool NSW c 1915
Men and horses from the 12th Light Horse Regiment training at Holsworthy camp, NSW, c. 1915
AWM E00475 Australian 49th Battalion Battle of Messines 7 June 1917
Wounded soldiers from the Australian 49th Battalion during the Battle of Messines, 7 June 1917
AWM E00804 25th Battalion Ypres September 1917
Troops from the Australian 25th and 26th Battalions around Ypres, 21 September 1917
AWM E01524 Aust 39th Battalion officers Belgium January 1918
Officers from the Australian 39th Battalion, Belgium, January 1918
AWM E01835 44th Battalion soldiers in France April 1918
Australian soldiers from the 44th Battalion rest near Bonnay, France, following fighting in April during the German Spring Offensive
AWM E02834 Australian 58th and 59th Battalions Morlancourt July 1918
Soldiers from the Australian 58th and 59th Battalions in trenches at Morlancourt, July 1918
AWM E02843A 8th Australian Field Ambulance stretcher bearers
Stretcher bearers from the 8th Australian Field Ambulance rest during the Allied Hundred Days' Offensive.
AWM E03112 - 38th Battalion headquarters France August 1918
Headquarters staff from the Australian 38th Battalion, near Bray, France, 26 August 1918. Original caption (at source): "The Headquarters Staff of the 38th Battalion just beyond Bray, when the Battalion was e... More
AWM E03883 5th Brigade Picardie 8 August 1918
Soldiers from the 5th Brigade, AIF, with tanks around Picardie, France, 8 August 1918
AWM E04828 Australian infantry Villers-Bretonneux May 1918
Australian soldiers occupying a position around Villers-Bretonneux, France, 2 May 1918. Throughout April to June, the Australians in the sector undertook a series of raids, known as "peaceful penetrations", sec... More
AWM H00341 59th Battalion Egypt April 1916
Members of the Australian 59th Battalion near the Suez Canal, Egypt, April 1916, prior to their transfer to the Western Front
AWM P01034.013AFC pilots during World War I
Lieutenants Norman Steel and A.T. Cole and Captain E. Roberts in group of Australian Flying Corps personnel, taken in the Middle East
AWM P03335 003 Sister Muriel Burbury Australian Army Nursing Service c...
Sister Muriel Burbury, Australian Army Nursing Service. She wears the rank of lieutenant and, on her left shoulder, the Anzac 'A' Badge on the Unit Colour Patch of the 3rd Australian General Hospital
AWM P09678 001 Soldiers from the Australian 55th and 56th Battalions i...
Portrait of soldiers from Bungendore, New South Wales, who served in the Australian 55th and 56th Battalions during World War I
Barada Gorge 30 Sep 1918 (AWM image B01112)
Barada Gorge, where on 30 September 1918, troops from the Australian 3rd and 5th Light Horse Brigades attacked Ottoman and German troops withdrawing from Damascus
BL 6 inch MK VII gun 5 August 1914 Fort Nepean
AWM caption: "Australia's first shot in the Great War. The crew at the c 1890, probably 6 inch coastal gun, which fired on the German merchant ship, SS Pfalz at 1245 hours, 5 August 1914. Back row, left to righ... More
Chateau Wood Ypres 1917 during World War I
Soldiers of an Australian 4th Division field artillery brigade on a duckboard track passing through Chateau Wood, near Hooge in the Ypres salient, 29 October 1917. The leading soldier is Gunner James Fulton and... More
Cpl Andrew John Renwick (H05598)
Studio portrait of 9434 Corporal (Cpl) Andrew John Renwick, 11th Field Company, Australian Engineers.
Dick Clough military portrait during World War I
Corporal Dick Clough (1884 - 1915), former Australian rules footballer
Facts for Farm Workers (1917 Plebiscite)
"Facts for Farm Workers", a campaign poster advocating a "Yes" vote at the w:Australian plebiscite, 1917.
First Morlancourt attack map - Public domain map
Map detailing the start positions of the Australian battalions prior to the First Battle of Morlancourt
HMAS Sydney 1912 during World War I
The light cruiser HMAS Sydney lying at anchor in a harbour in the Windward Islands. In January 1915 the Sydney was sent from Bermuda to Brazil in search of the German raider Kron-Prinz Wilhelm; she continued th... More
John Leak VC AWM A03589 during World War I
A black and white group photograph of John Leak, an Australian Victoria Cross recipient and some admirers taken after his investiture.
Melbourne recruiting WWI during World War I
Men at the recruiting office at the Town Hall, Melbourne, to enlist for service in World War I.
Members of the Australian cyclist corps in 1915 (AWM photo DAOD0139)
Members of the Australian Cyclist Corps at Broadmeadows, Victoria, c. January 1915
Ottoman prisoners at Ziza September 1918 (AWM image P0150.015)
Ottoman prisoners captured by the 2nd Light Horse Brigade on 29/30 September at Ziza. Reference: Bou, Jean. (2010). Australia's Palestine Campaign. p. 131.
R.E.8 (3 sqn AFC) during World War I
R.E.8 aircraft of No 3 Sqn AFC 1918
Reinforcements Australian 14th Machine Gun Company (AWM image PB0844)
Reinforcements for the 14th Machine Gun Company, December 1916, Port Melbourne, Victoria.
Second Morlancourt map during World War I
Map depicting Australian positions along the frontline during the Second Battle of Morlancourt
Tasmanian aircrew from 1 Squadron AFC (AWM image B02177)
Tasmanian aircrew from No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (per the Australian War Memorial personnel from left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) W.H. Fysh, Observer; Lt O.M. Lee, Observer; Captain S.W. Addison, Fli... More
Tel el Kebir camp May 1916 (AWM image C00207)
Tel el Kebir camp, where the Australian 4th and 5th Divisions were raised in 1916
The Death Ballot (1917 Plebiscite)
"The Death Ballot", a poster advocating a "No" vote against conscription at the w:Australian plebiscite, 1917
Third Morlancourt attack map during World War I
Map detailing the start positions of the Australian battalions prior to the Third Battle of Morlancourt
Watt oswald obit 1921
"The Late Col. Oswald Watt" from obituary in Pastoral Review, 16 July 1921, pp. 533-34
Watt oswald obit 1921
"The Late Col. Oswald Watt" from obituary in Pastoral Review, 16 July 1921, pp. 533-34
WWI Enlistment Poster, Australia
WWI Poster promoting enlistment for the AIF, 1915 Public domain scan of World War One propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A scene at Ypres, ca. 1917 during World War I
Australian troops amid the devastation of war. A scene at Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, ca. 1917. Part of Our boys at the front series of postcards. From official photographs by special permission of the Department of Defence.
StateLibQld 1 239989 Troopship, Star of England at the docks, 1914
Troopship, Star of England at the docks, 1914. Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 2 296655 Chermside Army Camp during WWI, 1914
Chermside Army Camp during WWI, 1914.
StateLibQld 2 296659 Chermside Army Camp galleys and dining shelters, ...
Chermside Army Camp galleys and dining shelters, 1916.
StateLibQld 2 296667 YMCA amenities hut at Chermside Army Camp, 1916
YMCA amenities hut at Chermside Army Camp, 1916.
StateLibQld 2 66796 Australian Infantry Forces advanced dressing stati...
Australian Infantry Forces advanced dressing station, ca. 1917. Part of Our Boys at the Front series of postcards, no. 5. From official photographs by special permission of the Department of Defence. Proceeds t... More
StateLibQld 2 66812 Australian gunners at the cook-house, ca. 1917
Australian gunners at the cook-house, ca. 1917. Part of Our Boys at the Front series of postcards, no. 20. From official photographs by special permission of the Department of Defence. Proceeds to the Australia... More
StateLibQld 2 66820 Australian soldiers construct a roadway while the ...
Australian soldiers construct a roadway while the battle goes on, ca. 1917. Part of Our Boys at the Front series of postcards, no. 7. From official photographs by special permission of the Department of Defence... More
StateLibQld 2 67404 Moving up a division of Australian troops, ca. 191...
Moving up a division of Australian troops, ca. 1917. Part of Our Boys at the Front series of postcards, no. 17. From official photographs by special permission of the Department of Defence. Proceeds to the Aust... More
StateLibQld 2 67578 Stretcher bearers and dressers, utterly exhausted,...
Stretcher bearers and dressers, utterly exhausted, fall asleep in the mud on the battlefield, ca. 1917. Part of Our Boys in the Trenches series of postcards, no. 15. From official photographs by special permiss... More
IWM Q12621 during World War I
Copyright: Crown copyright Access: Unrestricted Public domain photograph related to the British military forces, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
THE REFEREE page 1 (Wednesday, 12 May 1915)
The front page of THE REFEREE (Wednesday, 12 May 1915)
Australian Lewis gunner Magdhaba
Australian War Memorial image P00812.011. An Australian soldier firing a Lewis Gun during the Battle of Magdhaba
HMAS Melbourne 1918 during World War I
Australian War Memorial image 301007. HMAS Melbourne operating with the British Grand Fleet in 1918. She is carrying a Sopwith Camel on her forward six inch gun turret.