005268Steege1940, Queensland, Australia
Informal group portrait of three pilots of No. 3 Squadron RAAF engaged in operations over the Western Desert. Identified from left to right: 270526 Engineering Officer Lex D'arcy Winten of Brisbane, Queensland;... More
010176JFJackson1941 - Australia in World War Two
Western Desert. Flight Lieutenant John Jackson with two of his ground crew, Leading Aircraftman R. Dunning and J. Morvell.
013177LukisCobby1940, World War II photo
AWM caption: "1940-09-04. Left to right : Group Captain W. Garing, D.F.C. Air Commodore F.W.F. Lukis, O.B.E. Group Captain A.H. Cobby, D.S.O., D.F.C. and two bars Lukis is retiring from A.O.C., N.E.A., Cobby is... More
026643BalmerTruscottLDJackson1942 - A group of men standing next to ea...
Milne Bay, Papua. 1942-09. Commanding Officers of famous RAAF squadrons. Left to right:- Wing-Commander J.R. Balmer, commanding No 100 Squadron, the first Australian Beaufort torpedo-bomber squadron to go into ... More
044730Lerew - Australia in World War Two
Group Captain John Margrave Lerew DFC RAAF. (Donor H. W. Andrews)
1 Para bn (AWM 041495) - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: RICHMOND, NSW. 1944. "A" COMPANY, 1 AUSTRALIAN PARACHUTE BATTALION (AIF) TRAINING AT RICHMOND RAAF DROME. STICK (SUBMACHINE GUN SECTION FROM INFANTRY COMPANY) AWAITING JUMP SIGNAL.
11th Division commander at Dobodura 1943
Commander of the Australian 11th Division, Major General Allan Boase (centre) with staff officers at Dobodura, New Guinea, October 1943
11th Inf Battalion headquarters New Britain 1944 (AWM image 084111)
Headquarters of the Australian 11th Infantry Battalion at Jacquinot Bay, on New Britain, December 1944
13th Field Regiment at Cairns 1944 (AWM image 085204)
Australian 13th Field Regiment gunners load a 25-pounder artillery piece onto a landing craft around Cairns, Queensland, January 1944
14 32nd Battalion (Australia) wounded New Britain March 1945
Wounded from the 14th/32nd Battalion (Prahan/Footscray Regiment) await evacuation from the battle zone around Bacon Hill in the Waitavalo area, Wide Bay, New Britain.On left PRIVATE HAROLD JOHN ADAMS VX102366, ... More
14-32nd Battalion at Cutarp (AWM image 084320)
Soldiers from the Australian 14th/32nd Infantry Battalion's headquarters company at Cutarp Plantation, in Jacquinot Bay, New Britain, December 1944
140131Graduation1SFTS1943 - Australia in World War Two
Point Cook, Vic. A RAAF graduate of No. 1 Service Flying Training School kisses his wife at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony.
2 5th Bn AIF gun pits in New Guinea August 1943
2/5th Battalion, Australian Army, Second World War. Members of the battalion man gun pits in New Guinea on 7 August 1943
2-18th on Ferry - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: "SYDNEY, NSW. 5 FEBRUARY 1941. MEMBERS OF THE 2/18TH BATTALION HAM IT UP FOR THE CAMERA, ON BOARD A FERRY BOUND FOR THEIR ASSIGNED SHIP WHICH WILL TRANSPORT THEM TO MALAYA."
2-19th Australian Infanry Battalion embarking Sydney Feb 1941 (AWM pho...
Troops from the 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion awaiting embarkation for Singapore/Malaya at Sydney, 5 February 1941
2-1st Anti Tank Regiment Lebanon (AWM 045078)
Gun crew from the Australian 2/1st Anti Tank Regiment in the Lebanon Mountains, northern Syria, December 1941
2-1st Field Regiment Bardia 1941 (AWM image 005307)
Gunners from the Australian 2/1st Field Regiment, RAA at Bardia during World War II
2-1st Machine Gun Battalion on the march to Nassau Bay 1943 (AWM photo...
Australian soldiers from 'A' Company, 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion rest at Skindewai, on the march from Bulolo to Nassau Bay, August 1943
2-1st Medium Regiment training at Ingleburn (AWM P02729.036)
2/1st Medium Regiment at Ingleburn, New South Wales Public domain photograph of military forces, army, artillery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
2-2nd Field Regiment at Singleton in January 1943
Gunners from the 2/2nd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, practicing at Singleton, New South Wales, January 1943
2-2nd MG Bn at Tel el Eisa (AWM photo 024709)
Machine gunners from the Australian 2/2nd MG Bn at Tel el Eisa, 1942
2-3rd Anti-Tank Regiment gun New Guinea 1943 (AWM image 060416)
Anti-tank gunners from the 11th Battery, 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, at Godowa, New Guinea, November 1943
2-3rd Anti-Tank Regiment gun Tobruk (AWM 020760)
Gunners from the Australian 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment at Tobruk, September 1941
2-4th MG Bn personnel 1945 (AWM photo 117847)
Ex prisoners of war from the Australian 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion on board the MV Highland Brigade, on their way home to Australia after the war.
2-5th Field Regiment Syria 1941 (AWM image 020815)
25-pounder field guns from the Australian 2/5th Field Regiment firing a practise shoot at Baalbek, Syria, September 1941
2-6th Field Regiment Moresby September 1942 (AWM image 026718)
25-pounder gun from the Australian 2/6th Field Regiment around Port Moresby, New Guinea, September 1942
2-9th Australian Infantry Battalion march through Brisbane 1944 (AWM p...
Members of the Australian 2/9th Infantry Battalion march past Brisbane City Hall during the 7th Division's march through the city, 8 August 1944.
2-9th Field Regiment parade February 1945 (AWM image 086600)
Troops from the 2/9th Field Regiment on parade at Wondecla, Queensland, on 14 February 1945. They are being inspected by the Duke of Gloucester, the Governor General of Australia
20th Pioneer Battalion Sydney 1945 (AWM image 108435)
Soldiers from the 20th Pioneer Battalion on parade in Sydney, New South Wales, May 1945
2nd Armoured Division Puckapunyal June 1942 (AWM 150196)
Officers from the Australian 2nd Armoured Division at Puckapunyal, June 1942
2nd Australian Armoured Brigade Puckapunyal June 1942
Rover armoured cars from the Australian 2nd Armoured Brigade at Puckapunyal, June 1942
2nd Mountain Battery Nadzab (AWM 075997)
Gunners from the Australian 2nd Mountain Battery firing a 75 mm pack howitzer in practice near Nadzab, New Guinea, September 1944
3 NGIB lines Nadzab September 1945 (AWM image 030266-02)
A Company, 3rd New Guinea Infantry Battalion's lines at Nadzab, 8 September 1945
3 Sqn Mustangs - Australia in World War Two
Australian P-51B and P-51D Mustangs from No. 3 Squadron RAAF return from a mission in Italy in May 1945
3.7 inch AA gun and crew Fremantle Nov 1943 AWM 060199
AWM caption : FREMANTLE, WA. 1943-11-15. CREW OF A HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN OF HEADQUARTERS, 29TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, FREMANTLE FIXED DEFENCES AT ACTION STATIONS.
355 Squadron Liberation Burma (AWM image SEA0010)
Australian and New Zealand personnel assigned to the No. 355 Squadron RAF, at Salbani, Bengal, India, in 1944.
3rd Aust Armd Div(AWM 133886)
On display at the Australian War Memorial is the Formation Sign of the 3rd Australian Armoured Division, showing a mounted knight in armour.
43 sqn (AWM 128022) - Australia in World War Two
RAAF Consolidated Catalina flying boat (A24-362) of No 43 Squadron.
43rd Battalion at Berry Springs November 1942
Soldiers from the Australian 43rd Infantry Battalion constructing a camp at Berry Springs, Northern Territory, November 1942
451 Squadron RAAF pilots May 1944
Australian War Memorial image MEA1749. [AWM caption:] "Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. Pilots of No. 451 Squadron RAAF which is operating from a forward Mediterranean base in Corsica stand in front of a Sup... More
4th Cavalry Brigade at Wallgrove 1940 (AWM image P02835007)
Australian 4th Cavalry Brigade on exercise around Wallgrove, New South Wales, February 1940
4th Division Geraldton October 1942 (AWM image 028700)
Troops from the 4th Division exercising around Geraldton, October 1942. The 4th Division was allocated as an "enemy" force for the Australian Army to practice defensive operations
6-pounder gun of the 2-3rd Anti-Tank Regiment (AWM 024823)
6-pounder gun and vehicle of the Australian 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, August 1942
71 Squadron RAAF Los Negros (AWM image P02874-141)
Personnel from No. 71 Squadron RAAF at Momote, on Los Negros, April 1944
7th Division at Adelaide wharf March 1942 (AWM 025851)
Troops from the Australian 7th Division disembarking in Adelaide, March 1942, after their return from the Middle East
86 Sqn RAAF (P02864-004) - Australia in World War Two
Members of No. 86 Squadron RAAF about to take off in their Kittyhawk fighters. AWM photo P02864.004
A line of defence hurdles as seen from the beach at Fremantle in 1943 ...
AWM caption: A line of defence hurdles as seen from the beach at Fremantle, WA at possibly low tide. During high tide the defence hurdle would be submerged to stop unsuspecting motor launchs from landing on the... More
Aerial photographs - AC0013Battle1940
Vic. 1940-09-06. Fairey Battle aircraft L-5471, pilot, Flying Officer John C. Archer RAF, in flight over Port Phillip Bay (or Corio Bay), Geelong, Vic. area. The aircraft has been photographed from another Batt... More
AGAS 1 Party - Australia in World War Two
AGAS 1 party at Lokopas (in sarongs made from parachute silk). From left: Ma'aruff bin Said, Sgt Jack Wong Sue, Maj Gort Chester, Skeet Hywood, Mahammed Sariff. (http:///journal/j37/borneo.asp)
Air Vice-Marshal George Jones, RAAF, at Yokohama, Japan, with USS Gene...
AWM caption: "Yokohama, Japan. c. 1945-09. A group portrait taken a few minutes after the RAAF's Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) George Jones had set foot on Japanese soil at Yokohama, with the U... More
Alexander inspects the Australian 2-13th and 2-15th Battalions (AWM im...
General Harold Alexander inspects troops from the Australian 2/13th and 2/15th Infantry Battalions, 21 August 1942, along with the commander of the Australian 20th Brigade, Brigadier Victor Windeyer.
ALLIED 25 POUNDERS BURST ON JAPANESE POSITIONS A SHORT DISTANCE FROM T...
JAPANESE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACK WAU ALLIED 25 POUNDERS BURST ON JAPANESE POSITIONS A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE AERODROME AT WAU.
An 004232 Jones EC Wackett Burnett 1941 - A black and white photo of a...
Royal Australian Air Force. Flying Personnel Medical Research Committee. Shows men seated at table, from left: Professor A. D. Wright (University of Melbourne), Group Captain G. Jones (Director of Training, R.A... More
An 010702 De La Rue 1941 - A black and white photo of a group of men i...
Royal Australian Air Force, Flying School: Air Commodore H.F. de la Rue inspecting trainees
Aust AT gun Singapore (012449) - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: Australian anti-tank gunners overlooking the Johore Causeway between Singapore and Malaya. The men are manning a 2 Pounder anti-tank gun.
Aust ships Cape Gloucester (106687)
HMAS Australia and HMAS Arunta bombarding Cape Gloucester viewed from HMAS Shropshire
Australian 2-12th Inf Bn in England November 1940 (AWM image P00729.00...
Australian troops from the 2/12th Infantry Battalion in England in November 1940
Australian 2-14th Inf Bn resting on near Ioribaiwa September 1942 (AWM...
Men from the Australian 2/14th Infantry Battalion rest near Ioribaiwa after a series of battles along the Kokoda Track, September 1942
Australian 2-15th Battalion signallers at Sydney December 1940 (AWM ph...
Signallers from the Australian 2/15th Infantry Battalion at Pyrmont, Sydney, just before embarkation for the Middle East, December 1940
Australian 2-15th Infantry Bn at Limbang Borneo August 1945 (AWM image...
Troops from the Australian 2/15th Infantry Battalion land at Limbang, Borneo, August 1945
Australian 2-29th Battalion ex prisoners of war (AWM photo 117112)
Ex-prisoners of war from the headquarters of the Australian 2/29th Infantry Battalion, at Changi, September 1945
Australian 2-31 Battalion patrol October 1942
A patrol from the Australian 2/31st Battalion passing along the Brown River in Papua during October 1942
Australian 2-31 Bn parading through Bandjermasin Sept 1945
Soldiers of the Australian 2/31st Battalion passing through the town of Bandjermasin in Borneo as they took responsibility for the area from the Japanese. They are being given an enthusiastic welcome by local civilians.
Australian 2-40th Infantry Battalion at Brighton in 1940 (AWM photo P0...
Troops from the 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion at Brighton, Tasmania, 1940
Australian 2-43rd Inf Bn embarking from Cairns August 1943 (AWM image ...
Troops from the Australian 24th Infantry Brigade, including the 2/43rd Infantry Battalion, embarking at Cairns, 8 August 1943, bound for New Guinea.
Australian 2-43rd Inf Bn mortar in 1942 (AWM image 024718)
A mortar team from the Australian 2/43rd Infantry Battalion during the fighting around El Alamein, July 1942.
Australian 2-4th Infantry Battalion Gaza 1940 (AWM photo 001373)
Troops from the Australian 2/4th Infantry Battalion at Gaza Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Australian 2-4th MG personnel Alice Springs (AWM photo P02597 006)
Troops from the Australian 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion travel on a truck from Alice Springs and Birdum, October 1941.
Australian 2-7th Inf Bn at Puckapunyal 1940 (AWM photo 000814)
Soldiers from the Australian 2/7th Infantry Battalion march to the rifle range at Puckapunyal, for small arms training, 23 February 1940.
Australian 29th-46th Inf Bn at Guisika in November 1943 (AWM image 016...
Australian soldiers from the 29th/46th Battalion carrying a wounded man on a stretcher following combat operations against the Japanese around Gusika, New Guinea, November 1943.
Australian 30th Brigade officers at Port Moresby (AWM 025958)
Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 025958 Sourced from: http:///database/collection.asp Copyright: The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 194... More
Australian 3rd Infantry Battalion orders group September 1942 Menari (...
Lieutenant Colonel A.G. Cameron, commanding officer of the Australian 3rd Infantry Battalion, delivers orders prior to a patrol around Menari, in September 1942
Australian machine gunners on Borneo in 1945 (AWM 110829)
Australian Vickers machine gunners from the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion at Balikpapan, Borneo, 2 July 1945
Australian patrol around Tsimba Ridge February 1945 (AWM image 079148)
Soldiers from the Australian 31st/51st Infantry Battalion patrol around Tsimba Ridge after the fighting to capture that position
Australian soldiers capture Giarabub in 1941 (AWM photo 042188)
Australian soldiers from the 2/9th Infantry Battalion hoist a flag with their Unit Colour Patch over the recently captured Italian fort at Giarabub, 1941.
Australian soldiers civilians Labuan
Australian soldiers and local civilians on Labuan Island, Borneo. The soldier on the right is armed with a US M1 Carbine, which was not normally issued to Australian soldiers.
Australian troops cross the Gusap River 015976
New Guinea. Ramu Valley. Australian troops in their victorious push along the Markham and Ramu Valleys cross a bridge over the ten knot Gusap River. This bridge was built in a few hours.
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS MOVE ON TO HARASS RETREATING JAPS
NEW GUINEA. WAU-MUBO AREA. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS MOVE ON TO HARASS RETREATING JAPS.
Australian wounded around Oivi November 1942 (AWM image 013621)
Australian wounded return to a field dressing station around Oivi, New Guinea, November 1942
AWLA smoko time - Australia in World War Two
Sourced from the Australian War Memorial collection database ID#: Titled:Smoko time with the AWLA Created in:1945 Caption:Group of women from the Australian Women's Land Army smoking at tea break, seated on dr... More
AWM 004569 King inspects 2 3rd Field Regiment RAA October 1940
The King inspects troops from the Australian 2/3rd Field Regiment and 18th Brigade at Chester, UK, October 1940
AWM 004819 Australian 2-6 and 2-7 Bns Egypt October 1940
Soldiers from the Australian 2/6th and 2/7th Infantry Battalions on Bren carriers while training in Egypt, October 1940.
AWM 005478 2-20th Battalion reinforcements shipping to Malaya 1941
Reinforcements from the Australian 2/20th Infantry Battalion on a ferry in Sydney prior to sailing for Malaya, February 1941
AWM 007742 4 6th Division casualties from Crete
Soldiers from the Australian 6th Division arrive in Alexandria after being evacuated from Crete, June 1941
AWM 009516 2-10th Australian Infantry Battalion April 1941
Soldiers from the 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, April 1941
AWM 014700 No 3 Strip and Stephens Ridge at Milne Bay
View of No. 3 Strip at Milne Bay, New Guinea, with Stephen's Ridge in the foreground.
AWM 016227 2 23rd Battalion casualty Sattelberg November 1943
A casualty from the Australian 2/23rd Battalion is evacuated from the fighting around Sattelberg, New Guinea, November 1943
AWM 016241 Sattelberg mission 24 November 1943
Sattelberg, New Guinea, November 1943 following the capture of the position by Australian troops from the 26th Brigade.
AWM 018819 Australian education officer lecture Maprik 1945
An Australian Education Officer lectures soldiers from the 6th Division, Maprik, New Guinea.
AWM 020073 2 48th Battalion Tobruk 1941
Soldiers of the Australian 2/48th Battalion man a defensive position near Tobruk in 1941
AWM 020483 2-23rd Aus Inf Bn in Libya August 1941
Troops from the 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion in Libya Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
AWM 021171 2 3rd MG Bn Syria 1941
A Vickers machine-gun team from the Australian 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion in Syria, October 1941
AWM 022643 2 1st Australian Corps Field Survey Coy Syria 1941
Members of the 2/1st Australian Corps Field Survey Company, Syria, December 1941
AWM 023080 2 7th Field Regiment Cairo 1942
A 25-pounder gun from the 2/7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, firing around Cairo, January 1942
AWM 023150 Australian 2-3rd Infantry Bn in Syria 1942
Soldiers from the Australian 2/3rd Infantry Battalion clearing snow in Syria, January 1942.
AWM 024517 2-8th Field Regiment in action at El Alamein 12 July 1942
Guns of the Australian 2/8th Field Regiment firing around El Alamein, 12 July 1942
AWM 044211 - A black and white photo of a boat in the water
The Krait, the vessel which carried the men of Z Special Unit on Operation Jaywick, the successful raid on Singapore Harbour on the night of 1943-09-26.
AWM 053058 2-11th Field Regiment firing practice Darwin June 1943
25-pounder guns from the Australian 2/11th Field Regiment at practice in the Darwin area, 28 June 1943
AWM 055632 Aust 2-6th Inf Bn mortars New Guinea 1943
Mortars from the Australian 2/6th Infantry Battalion firing in New Guinea, August 1943
AWM 060483 Australian 21st Brigade troops Ramu Valley 1943
Soldiers from the Australian 21st Brigade move down from the Finisterre Range into the Ramu Valley in November 1943