The 44th Australian Infantry Battalion Memorial

The 44th Australian Infantry Battalion Memorial Our mission is to detail the stories of the Battalion's soldiers, ensuring their legacy and sacrifice are not forgotten.

The 44th AIF Battalion Memorial will be taking part in the St George’s Terrace ANZAC Day March from 0900-1030am as the 8...
20/04/2026

The 44th AIF Battalion Memorial will be taking part in the St George’s Terrace ANZAC Day March from 0900-1030am as the 84th group in the Order of March. Keep an eye out on the ABC livestream!

Yesterday, His Excellency The Governor of Western Australia, The Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM was presented this docum...
17/02/2026

Yesterday, His Excellency The Governor of Western Australia, The Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM was presented this document by President Duncan Anderson and Director Luca Muir Anderson.

The Creation of a 44th Battalion AIF Memorial now has the full support of RSLWA to be located at Claremont Park.

We remembered them for a second year in a row, and this time we are closer to the establishment of a physical war memori...
25/11/2025

We remembered them for a second year in a row, and this time we are closer to the establishment of a physical war memorial for the 2,800 men of the 44th Battalion AIF.

Thank you to all those who attended and supported the service,

His Excellency, The Governor of Western Australia, The Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM
The Honourable Dr. Parwinder Kaur MLC
The Honourable Phillip Scott MLC
The Honourable Anthony Spagnolo MLC
The Honourable Phil Twiss MLC
The Honourable Pierre Yang MLC
Jonathan Huston MLA
Frank Paolino MLA
Sook Ye Lai MLA
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Perth, Bruce Reynolds
His Worship, The Mayor of the City of Cockburn, Logan Howlett JP
Her Worship, The Mayor of the City of Swan, Tanya Richardson
Her Worship, The Mayor of the Town of Victoria Park, Karen Vernon
Aquinas College
Commissioner Col Blanch
Commander Curtis Roe APM
Brigadier (Retd) David Thompson AM
Colonel (Retd) Michael Page RFD
Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Robinson
Major Anthony Nicholas ADC
Captain David Cusworth
Captain Matthew Hall
Brigade Sergeant Major Simon Ion OAM
Regimental Sergeant Major Peter Firns
Councillor Ryan Fernandez
Councillor Jill Goetze
Councillor John Chester

11/28th Battalion Catafalque Party

Wa Fire And Emergency Services Band
Australian Army Band Perth
WA Irish Pipers

Christian Brothers College Fremantle
Dalkeith Primary School
Freshwater Bay Primary School
Hollywood Primary School
Mount Hawthorn Primary School
Rosalie Primary School
St Mary’s Anglican Girls School
Swanbourne Primary School
Wembley Primary School

And the great volunteers who helped to set up the service, especially our MC Phillip, Chris on our sound system and Jordan and David on the camera. Kathleen, Beverley, David, Josephine, Lynda, Michael, Allie and John.

The second annual 44th Battalion AIF annual service will be held tomorrow at 11am in King’s Park. On display we will hav...
21/11/2025

The second annual 44th Battalion AIF annual service will be held tomorrow at 11am in King’s Park. On display we will have our newly embroidered banner that we received as a joint gift from Mr. Leon Griffith and the WA Army Museum.

In attendance will be His Excellency, The Governor, 8 members of Parliament, The Lord Mayor of Perth and the Mayors of Cockburn, South Perth, Swan and Victoria Park.

Commander, WA Police
RSM, 13th Brigade
CO & RSM 11/28th Battalion Royal Western Australia Regiment

Musical support will be provided by Australian Army Band Perth, WA Fire and Emergency Services Band, WA Irish Pipers.

Student support will be provided by CBC Fremantle, Aquinas College, St Mary’s Anglican Girls School, Hollywood PS, Dalkeith PS, Mt Hawthorn PS, Freshwater Bay PS, Wembley PS, Swanbourne PS.

A mockup memorial made with the help of 11/28 RWAR will have all the 2,800 names of the soldiers of the 44th Battalion on display.

18/11/2025

Many thanks to & .groenewald.mlcforwa for reading out the Memorial in both the Upper and Lower Houses of the Western Australian Parliament.

A few more videos and photos from last week’s Hamel Dinner. Including a look at some of the display and auction items 🇦🇺
14/07/2025

A few more videos and photos from last week’s Hamel Dinner. Including a look at some of the display and auction items 🇦🇺

Last Friday, 110 guests gathered for the inaugural Battle of Hamel Dinner at the RAAFA Club to raise funds for the 44th ...
08/07/2025

Last Friday, 110 guests gathered for the inaugural Battle of Hamel Dinner at the RAAFA Club to raise funds for the 44th Battalion Memorial. Notable guests included His Excellency, The Governor and many Members of Wa Parliament and local Mayors.

Over the course of the night we raised over $5,000 and heard stories from The Governor, Neville Brownian OAM, WO1 Simon Ion and WO1 Peter Firns. We also had many items on display from the Army Museum of WA and support from Australian Army Band Perth.

The Honourable Pierre Yang MLC has gifted two free tickets for the upcoming 44th Battalion Dinner. Email Director@44batt...
18/06/2025

The Honourable Pierre Yang MLC has gifted two free tickets for the upcoming 44th Battalion Dinner. Email [email protected] to redeem.

Less than half of tickets are still available for the 44th Battalion AIF Battle of Hamel Dinner. Present will be His Exc...
13/06/2025

Less than half of tickets are still available for the 44th Battalion AIF Battle of Hamel Dinner. Present will be His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia, The Lord Mayor of Perth, Mayors and Members of Parliament and the President of the RSLWA. The Australian Army Band Perth will provide music for the event.

On display will be the 1927 King’s and Regimental Colours, various diaries, uniforms and medals and part of the Red Baron’s plane which was shot down over the 44th Bn lines. All are welcome Booking link here: https://www.trybooking.com/DCLUX

On the eve of Anzac Day the Memorial raised nearly $1,000 in less than an hour at the St. Columba’s Catholic Church duri...
27/04/2025

On the eve of Anzac Day the Memorial raised nearly $1,000 in less than an hour at the St. Columba’s Catholic Church during a performance. A big thanks to the staff at the church and to Dr Margaret Pride OAM and her performers from Choralis Australia who invited us to come along.

Big thanks to the 9 volunteers we had help with the Subiaco Bunnings Sausage Sizzle 🇦🇺 Also shoutout to for grabbing a ...
21/04/2025

Big thanks to the 9 volunteers we had help with the Subiaco Bunnings Sausage Sizzle 🇦🇺

Also shoutout to for grabbing a snag 🌭

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