Commemoration

At 11am on 11 November, 1918, guns fell silent over Europe after four years of relentless fighting – the Great…

With the mystery of the missing SS Montevideo Maru solved, a daughter finally finds peace.

Written by Aileen Phillips 25 April 2023 Photography: Robert Blackburn 40,000 Victorians turned out to the Shrine of Remembrance as…

Written by RSL Victoria 25 April 2023 40,000 Victorians roused before daylight to pay their respects to current and past…

Written by RSL Victoria 24 January 2023 A version of this story previously appeared at tlnews.com.au On Saturday 5 November…

On a perfect Spring Day in Melbourne, RSL Victoria hosted the annual State Remembrance Service at the Springvale Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery.

Written by Aileen Phillips 07 September 2022 “Men and women of Australia, we are at war with Japan.” It was…

Funding has been announced to house Phillip Island’s Vietnam War commemorative site.

Written by Aileen Phillips 01 July 2022 Sometimes, a picture paints a thousand words and in the case of a…

Written by RSL Victoria 19 April 2022 A SPRIG OF ROSEMARY Rosemary has been associated with remembrance since ancient times,…

Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, England, is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom. Within it lies the remains of 446 Australians killed during both world wars including 95 from the Second World War. The story of one of those men, Private Eric Richard Schiele, begins in Germany, extends all the way to the Mallee in Victoria, and ends tragically in England during the Second World War.

Written by Sue Smethurst 04 November 2021 Mufti Vol. 61 No. 2 Photography: The Australian War Memorial One of the…

For 100 years, Victorians have generously donated their time and money towards the annual RSL Poppy Appeal. And with the Appeal’s centennial anniversary this year, it’s an apt time to reflect on its evolution, ongoing relevance, importance, and the tireless efforts behind each Appeal.

Photography: Defence images There are very few people around today who will remember Australia 100 years ago, when the country…

Photography: Supplied Many Australians have researched a family member who served during wartime as a way to remember and honour…

Written by Sandy Guy 21 June 2021 Photography: Supplied On 13 January 1910, Field-Marshal Lord Herbert Kitchener, then Commander-in-Chief of…