Commemorations, memorials and war graves
Our guides on memorials, special events, service records, and the Office of Australian War Graves
The national commemorative service not only marks the 75th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping, but will provide an opportunity for all Australians to pause, reflect and appropriately acknowledge the service and sacrifice of the more than 66,000 Australians - made up of Australian Defence Force (ADF), Australian Federal Police (AFP), and civilians - who have served in peacekeeping roles.
An Australian journey across the First World War battlefields of France and Belgium.
On Friday 20 September 2024, the Department of Veterans' Affairs delivered a nationally televised commemorative service to mark the 25th anniversary of Australian service in Timor-Leste.
The Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) is part of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. It has three distinct roles: to maintain war cemeteries and individual war graves within Australia and the region, to officially commemorate eligible veterans who have died post-war and whose deaths are accepted as being caused by war service, to provide and maintain national memorials overseas and official commemoration of eligible Veterans.
On 25 June 2025, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) held a National Commemorative Service at the Australian National Korean War Memorial in Canberra to mark the 75th anniversary of Australian service in the Korean War.
On Sunday 31 August 2025, the Department of Veterans' Affairs delivered a nationally televised commemorative service to mark the 75th anniversary of Australian service in the Malayan Emergency.