Introduction by Sir Peter Cosgrove

Today's Honour Roll

April
15
Today's Honour Roll recognizes 326 Australians who fell on this day in history.
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Name Date of Death Conflict
REID, William Harding 15 Apr 1918 World War 1
ARNOLD, Frederick William 15 Apr 1917 World War 1
PROTHERO, William Alfred 15 Apr 1918 World War 1
MURRAY, John Thomas 15 Apr 1918 World War 1
ASHBOLT, Harry Shepherdson 15 Apr 1944 World War 2

A Call To Action

We are seeking your help to tell the unsung stories of Australian service people from both the First and Second World Wars.

For the First World War, there are thousands of untold stories left to tell. We want to highlight 110 profiles of Great War service men and women by the end of June.

We also want your help to tell 80 stories from May to August of the hundreds of thousands of stories from the service and sacrifice of Australians who served in the Second World War.

The 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, both in Europe (May 8) and in the Pacific (August 15), is coming up. These 2 dates, marking the surrender of Nazi Germany and Japan, signify the end of a tumultuous first half of the 20th century and another massive commitment of hundreds of thousands of Australian soldiers, sailors, nurses, and airforce personnel.

We are asking you to add to our memorial by researching a particular service person from these wars whose story is yet to be told.

We want you to then complete their service profile to the highest standard you can. The best stories will be highlighted by us on our social media, our home page, and in this newsletter. What a great way to honour our veterans!

As an added incentive, our Chairman, Peter Williams, has donated some tickets to our 2025 "Don’t Forget Me, Cobber" annual lunch (Adelaide, 15 August 2025). The 2 best profiles from each conflict, as judged by our CEO, will win these tickets!

That's 4 tickets in total, 2 for First World War submissions and 2 for Second World War submissions.

In order to begin researching a profile, you can search for service people, and see what we already have on them Here,

We ask you to read our How-To Guides: Research & Writing

And view our Help Pages to learn how to submit to our website. Once you have submitted your research, please send us an email to confirm that you are submitting as part of this project.

If you need any help with identifying a particular person to research or anything else, please email us and we are happy to point you to an appropriate profile.

In addition, don't forget that you also have the option of leaving a dedication on any service profile, showing your appreciation of their service and sacrifice. Read more about this Here

Email us HERE

Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross
Digital content supported by 10th Battalion AIF Association Inc
SIMONS, William
Sergeant, 6th Field Ambulance, AIF WW1
HELLYER, Oliver
Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, AIF WW1
CLOSTER, Harry William
Flying Officer, RAF Headquarters Units, Royal Air Force
GAILLE, Edward
Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, AIF WW1
DUNN, Herbert Francis
Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, AIF WW1
Adelaide WW2 Servicewomen Memorial
Digital content supported by Central Council of Women's Auxiliaries RSL SA
MOORE, John Heywood
Company Sergeant Major, 21st Infantry Battalion, AIF WW1

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Apologies

Recently the ability to add dedications to a profile was not working; this has now been fixed. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The Human Cost

From the Boer War to Afghanistan, 102,784 Australian men and women have been killed serving their country.


Honour their service by:

  • - Contributing to the profile of a serviceperson
  • - Making a dedication on the page of a serviceperson
  • - Giving generously to the VWMA to enable our work to continue

Help us keep the promise - We Will Remember Them All


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