Anzac Day 2020
Anzac Day in 2020 will be very different. Marches and other gatherings may have been cancelled but you can still honour those who served in other ways by doing a little research and sharing the information. The starting point is the Australian War Memorial (AWM) which has a number of records available online including the poignant Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files. AWM also provides useful links to other sites such as the National Archives of Australia (NAA) and the Commonwealth War Graves . Both NAA and AWM have research guides to assist you. Memoriams are another poignant reminder of the cost of war and they can be found by searching through Trove , particularly in local newspapers. Most newspapers from 1914 to 1918 have been digitised and are available to view in full. They are a valuable reminder of that period in our history. Record the information you gather so that you can share it with others. There are many digital platforms avail...