The Australian War Memorial is Australia’s national memorial and museums to the members of its armed forces and supporting organizations who served and sacrificed in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Australian War Memorial consists of the Commemorative Area or Shrine, the Hall of Memory, the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier, the Memorial’s galleries, and the Museum.
Virtual Tour of the National Museum of Australia
- LAV-25 Australian Light Armoured Vehicle
- Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
- Centurion Tank
- HMAS Brisbane (D 41) Gun Mount
- HMAS Brisbane – Bridge
Highlights of the National Museum of Australia
LAV-25 Australian Light Armoured Vehicle
This type of LAV-25 Australian Light Armoured Vehicle has been deployed on operations to East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan. This exhibit configuration resembles one of 25 LAV’s that served in East Timor in 1999.
This vehicle is known as Australian Light Armoured Vehicles or ASLAVs. Manufactured in Canada, they come in three hull types for a variety of roles, including as an ambulance, recovery, and armored vehicles.
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle is an all-wheel-drive mine-resistant vehicle designed and manufactured in Australia and used daily in patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan as a troop carrier for infantry. This exhibit served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Bushmaster is designed to protect its occupants from small-arms fire and withstand blasts from mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). It can be configured for command, ambulance, mortar, and assault roles.
Centurion Tank
This Centurion Tank, No 169056, saw service from October 1970 to September 1971. While in service in the Vietnam War, it had the call sign “5Bravo,” and an enemy RPG struck its barrel and wounded the driver in June 1971.
In 1968, Centurion Tanks were deployed to South Vietnam in support of the 1st Australian Task Force. Centurion Tanks provided fire support for the infantry up until late 1971, with a total of 58 tanks taking part in operations in South Vietnam.
HMAS Brisbane (D 41) Gun Mount
This Gun Mount is from HMAS Brisbane, which was the second vessel of that name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. The ship carried two 5-inch gun mounts, and this was the original aft mount.
HMAS Brisbane was one of three Perth-class guided-missile destroyers to serve in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She is named after the city of Brisbane, Queensland.
HMAS Brisbane – Bridge
HMAS Brisbane Bridge is from HMAS Brisbane, which was the second vessel of that name to serve in the Royal Australian Navy.
HMAS Brisbane was one of three Perth-class guided-missile destroyers to serve in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She is named after the city of Brisbane, Queensland.
During her career, Brisbane made two deployments to the Vietnam War, was involved in the post-Cyclone Tracy disaster relief operation, and deployed to the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War.
Brisbane was decommissioned in 2001. Her bridge and one of her 5-inch (127 mm) guns were removed and preserved at the Australian War Memorial. The striped ship was then sunk as a dive wreck off the Queensland coast in 2005.
Australian War Memorial
- Name: Australian War Memorial
- City: Canberra
- Country: Australia
- Opened: 1941
- Location: Treloar Crescent, Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Military and War Museums and Memorials – Virtual Tours
- Imperial War Museum, London
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
- Australian War Memorial
- Darwin Military Museum, Australia
- Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Australia
- Changi Museum, Singapore
- War Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Churchill War Rooms, London
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, New Zealand
- Household Cavalry Museum, London
- National Army Museum, London
- MacArthur Museum Brisbane
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Spy Museums Tour
- International Spy Museum
- Spy Museum Berlin
Air and Space Museums Tour
- National Air and Space Museum
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum
- Aviation Museum Hannover-Laatzen
- Royal Air Force Museum London
- Australian Aviation Heritage Centre
The Hall of Memory
Maritime Museums Tour
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- New Zealand Maritime Museum
- Queensland Maritime Museum
- WA Maritime Museum
- WA Shipwrecks Museum
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
- USS Cod
- Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich
- National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
- Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- HMS Belfast
- Museum of London Docklands
- Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg
The Last Post
Museums Ship Tour
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
- USS Cod
- Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich
- HMS Belfast
- HMAS Vampire (D11)
- HMAS Onslow
- HMAS Diamantina
- Forceful – Tugboat
- HMAS Ovens
Australian War Memorial – Highlight of Canberra
Science and Technology Museums Tour
- Science Museum, London
- Queensland Museum & Science Centre
- National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
- ArtScience Museum, Singapore
- Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
- Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland
- Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
- National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC
- National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
- Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
- Science and Technology Museums
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich
National Anthem of Australia – Advance Australia Fair (lyrics)
Map for Australian War Memorial
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