Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
About
About
About organisation
The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia is the regional museum for Western Australia within the Australian Army History Unit. The Museum is supported by the Army Museum of Western Australia Foundation. Museum operations and services are managed by volunteers within a Department of Defence/Army managed site at the Artillery Barracks, Burt Street, Fremantle. The focus of the collection is to tell the story of the Australian Army in Western Australia and Western Australians in the Army to the widest possible audience. Galleries cover the period from initial contact through to the present. Collection items include large armoured vehicles and artillery pieces, weapons, uniforms, medals and personal equipment. The social history of military service and conflict is presented through diaries, oral histories, personal archives and personal objects. The collection includes connections to service, next of kin, bereavement, repatriation and commemoration.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains images, voices and names of deceased persons.
Collection
Collection
Collection overview
The collection reflects the mission of the Museum to tell the stories of the Army in Western Australia and Western Australians in the Army to the widest possible audience.
Collections
All Items (11210 items)
- "Brassed Off" - Military Bands (69 items)
- "Crusading at Anzac" Sketches by Ellis Silas (16 items)
- "Doing Their Bit" Australian Women's Army Service 1941-46 (10 items)
- "Treasured" - World War 1 Photo Portraits - Identified (339 items)
- 10 Australian Light Horse - Troopers 1914-1920 (1046 items)
- Australian Women's Army Service on Rottnest (243 items)
- Blackboy Hill Camp (71 items)
- Boer War 1899 - 1902 (23 items)
- Building the East-West Highway / Madura Pass to Eucla (28 items)
- Comms Chat (7 items)
- Communications Gallery - Centenary of Royal Australian Corps of Signals (53 items)
- Constructing Rottnest Defence Infrastructure 1935-1939 (76 items)
- Edged Weapons, Swords, Bayonets, Knives and Tools (19 items)
- Edwin Charles Garbett Artworks and Drawings (44 items)
- Fortress Fremantle and the Defence of Western Australia (117 items)
- Gallipoli - Images from the Campaign (225 items)
- His Majesty's Australian Transports (HMAT) 1899 - 1946 (134 items)
- Honourable Insignia - Regimental Colours, Guidons, and Royal Banners (37 items)
- Messes, Rations, Cooking, Meals and Catering (239 items)
- MOBILITY AND FIREPOWER (62 items)
- Names and Faces (240 items)
- Orders, Medals and Awards (127 items)
- They Served With Honour - Indigenous Servicemen at Gallipoli (13 items)
- Uniform Discovery Trek (65 items)
- Uniforms and Equipment Pre 1914 (86 items)
- Vernon Lorimer Artworks (20 items)
- War Memorials and Honour Rolls (94 items)
- Women's Royal Australian Naval Service on Rottnest Island 1942-45 (13 items)
- World War 1 Album of 3700 Lewis John TOWTON (34 items)
- World War 1 Studio Portraits - Not Yet Known (135 items)
The Museum has the largest collection of Victoria Crosses in Australia (4) outside the Australian War Memorial. The Museum's medal collection features not only awards for bravery but also presents with respect the service medals of many Western Australians who honorably served in peace and war. The Museum Archives are used extensively to research the histories of Western Australian raised units holding a range of unique photographs, diaries, records and memorabilia.
Hall of Valour incorporating awards of the Victoria Cross to Western Australians. Military Medal of Sister Alicia Kelly. Original Battlefield Cross of Lieutenant Hugh Russel. Prisoner of War Experience on the Thai Burma Railroad. Repository of Historic Stands of Colours of Western Australian Regiments. Sleeping Beauty Midget Submarine. Japanese Surrender Swords.
The Museum presents its stories and collections in a chronological sequence of themed galleries - Heraldry, Pre-1914, World War One, World War Two, Post 1945, Prisoners of War and Military Technology. Wartime sequences present both home and overseas service. The stories and objects are structured to include individual items and stories, group and unit experiences, operations and campaigns. Impact and context ranges over a similar spectrum from individual, community, regional, national and alliance.
The Museum uses a chronological naming convention generally based on the Gallery themes. The major categories are: Pre 1914 (Prior to 1914), World War One (1914-1919), Inter War (1919-1939); World War Two (1939-1945) andPost 1945 (1945 - ).
Contact
Contact
Contact information
Artillery Barracks Burt St
Fremantle WA 6160
Australia
Visit
Visit
Visit information
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Artillery Barracks
Burt Street
Fremantle WA 6160
Australia
Pre-booked visitations only from 31 January. Visit armymuseumwa.com.au for details
Adults $15 Seniors $10 Student $10 Family $35
From 31 January, proof of double vaccination will be required in accordance with current COVID policies.
| Day | Time slot | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Mon: | Closed | |
| Tue: | Closed | |
| Wed: | 10:00 am – 3:00 am | Last entry 1:30 pm |
| Thu: | 10:00 am – 3:00 am | Last entry 1:30 pm |
| Fri: | 10:00 am – 3:00 am | Last entry 1:30 pm |
| Sat: | Closed | |
| Sun: | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | Last entry 1:30 pm |
