World War I

A new book provides a timely look at the foundation myth of Gallipoli as a sacred bearer of Australian national identity, disentangling it from history, memory and forgetting

After WW1, returning soldiers faced the question of ‘what next’? University study was the answer for some

Australia’s reputation as one of the first progressive democracies in the world may have been forged peacefully, but is nonetheless worthy of commemoration

A new approach to restoring parchment has saved a WW1 Book of Remembrance commemorating local fallen soldiers that was badly damaged by fire and water

Humour was a safety valve for trench-bound soldiers during the First World War and the language of the enemy was prime fodder, journals reveal

Almost a century after the First World War, the University’s war records are still being updated with new names of those who served and died - and there may be more

As the country marks Anzac Day, we look at how the act of sharing food during a time of war, even across enemy lines, is a potent symbol of our humanity.

By the late 1920s, Anzac Day had become male-centric. But that wasn’t the case during WW1 and the immediate post-war years, when nurses played a central role in commemorations.

When the Great War broke out, female doctors were famously told to “go home and sit still”. But a group of remarkable women refused.

A roadshow will travel across Victoria to help families preserve their wartime memorabilia