Group    From 1914  To 1945

Australian service men and women - WW1, WW2

Countries: Australia

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1.5 million Australian service men and women fought in the two World Wars; of which 101,000 were killed.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Australian service men and women - WW1, WW2

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Australian War Memorial

Green Western Australian granite, with polished slabs forming a curved wall c...

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Sir Alexander Russell Downer, KBE

Sir Alexander Russell Downer, KBE

High Commissioner for Australia 1964-72.  Known as Alick and not to be confused with his son, Alexander John Gosse Downer (b.1951) who was also High Commissioner from 2014 to 2018. Our Picture Sou...

Person, Armed Forces, Law, Politics & Administration, Australia

1 memorial
James Bowen

James Bowen

Children's author. Born Surrey as James Anthony Bowen. His mother moved him as a child to Australia. Aged 17 he returned to the UK but he became homeless, began begging and started using heroin. Hi...

Person, Literature, Australia

1 memorial
Millbank Prison

Millbank Prison

The design and construction of this prison stretched from 1799 - 1821 and passed through many hands: Jeremy Bentham, William Williams, Thomas Hardwick (father of Philip), John Harvey and Robert Smi...

Building, Law, Australia

4 memorials
Field Marshal Viscount William Slim

Field Marshal Viscount William Slim

Field Marshal. Born near Bristol, brought up in Birmingham. Fought and wounded in WW1. 14th Army Burma, 1943 - 1945, recaptured Burma from the Japanese in WW2. 1953 - 1960 Governor General of Austr...

Person, Armed Forces, Australia, Burma

1 memorial
Janet Laurence

Janet Laurence

Sydney based Australian artist.

Person, Art, Australia

1 memorial

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Lena Silman

Lena Silman

Killed as a result of a 13 October 1944 air raid on Coronation Avenue.

Person

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Caesar Czarnikow

Caesar Czarnikow

Sugar broker. Born Carl Julius Caesar Czarnikow in Sondershausen, Germany. He came to Britain in 1854, and established his sugar brokerage firm, C. Czarnikow, in 1862, which by the time of his deat...

Person, Commerce, Germany

1 memorial
F. N. Rose
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Scientist, artist, etc. - a polymath, the first "renaissance man". Born in Vinci, Italy (No? Really?). Died in France.

Person, Art, Science, Seriously Famous, Italy

3 memorials
J. S. Dunbar

J. S. Dunbar

Marine Department

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial