Army Museum of Western Australia

23/06/2026

School Holidays are nearly here! Our School holiday promotion runs Sunday 5/7 until Sunday 19/7. Children Free!* Come and explore the Army Museum of WA! *Must be with an adult.
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20/06/2026

In Australia, the Red Shield Defence Services were established as a response to the start of World War 1. Salvation Army chaplains were sent all over the world to offer practical, emotional and spiritual aid to servicemen.

Barely a few days had passed after the declaration of World War 2, The Salvation Army opened its first Red Shield marquee. Within weeks, dozens more had been erected across Australia, with The Salvation Army soon present at nearly every location troops could be found in the country.

During World War 2, Red Shield Officers, better known as “Sallymen”, established the now-famous "Hop In" centres at war zones from Tobruk to the Kokoda track, providing on-the-spot comforts and a home away from home for soldiers. The centres all displayed the familiar “Hop In You’re Welcome” signs.

The establishment of the Red Shield huts in military bases on the home front in World War Two paved the way for the ongoing work of The Salvation Army within the Australian Defence Force that continues today.

We are open today! Open 10am-3pm!

17/06/2026

A new addition to our Orientation Gallery! We have added a 'Gunner' to our 15 Pounder. The soldier is dressed as a Gunner from the Barracks c 1910.
We are open Wednesday to Friday and Sunday, see our website for details.
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16/06/2026

13/06/2026

10 Australian Light Horse - Troopers 1914-1920

These portraits are part of our Collections WA subcollections.

10 Light Horse was raised as a squadron, then a regiment in October 1914 and formed part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade in Egypt.The regiment served dismounted in Gallipoli and fought in the charge at The Nek and Hill 60 in 1915.

Hugo Throssell was the only Light Horseman to recieve at Victoria Cross.

The regiment was one of the few to return home as a formed unit arriving in Fremantle on 4th August 1919.

10/06/2026

A group photograph of G and H Companies, 12 Battalion AIF on Cheops Pyramid from our archives.
The 12th Battalion was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during World War 1. Half of the battalion was recruited in Tasmania, a quarter was recruited in South Australia, and a quarter from Western Australia.

08/06/2026

Another School Tour! We welcomed the year 9 Hass class from Harrisdale Senior Highschool last Friday.

06/06/2026

🐕Today is National Military Working Dog Day 🐕

This date honors the service of Sapper Darren Smith and his explosive detection dog Herbie, a 3 1/2 year old Collie Cross.

They were killed after an IED exploded in Afghanistan on June 7th 2010.

Our other images show working dogs during WW1. They assisted in carrying messages as they were trained to move quickly through shell holes and trenches during battles.

Today we thank all four-legged friends working in the ADF ❤️

05/06/2026

Images from our current display in the temporary gallery. ‘Crusading at Anzac’ sketches by Ellis Silas.
On 16 October 1914, Silas joined the AIF as a signaller with the 16th Battalion.
Silas went ashore at Gallipoli with the 16th Battalion on 25 April 1915.
Constant exposure to heavy fire during his time at Gallipoli caused Silas to suffer from neurasthenia, otherwise known as shell-shock. He left Gallipoli in mid May.
Through his sketches he ‘endeavoured to portray War as the soldier sees it.’
Signaller Ellis Silas was the only artist to paint and sketch actual battle scenes showing Australian soldiers in action at Gallipoli.

03/06/2026

Last week we welcomed students from Lumen Christi College to the museum as part of their HASS studies