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I encourage Australians to learn more about the stories of our Second World War veterans on the 75th anniversary of the end of the war.
Access to Second World War service records and historical information has never been easier and now is the perfect time to capture the stories of the one million people who served and ensure they live on.
Each story is unique and is just as important as the next. As a community we have a job to do –to ensure these stories live on and that we never forgot the role of all Australians who served overseas or on the home front in the Second World War.
There is plenty of resources available to visit:
DVA (www.dva.gov.au)
National Archives of Australia (www.naa.gov.au)
Australian War Memorial (www.awm.gov.au)
Or visit anzacportal.dva.gov.au/vp75 to learn more about the Second World War and to access the educational resources.
At the beginning of 1945, Australians had been at war for over five years. In Europe, the Germans surrendered on 7 May 1945. Australian prisoners of war in European prison camps were liberated and Australian sailors and aircrew began returning home.
This was a war like no other in history, with Australians fighting in theatres of war across the globe from Europe to North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, to Asia and the Pacific, and conflict coming to the Australian mainland for the first time.
The 75th Anniversary Commemorative Service will be an opportunity for all Australians to pause, reflect and acknowledge the service and sacrifice of more than 39,000 who lost their lives, the some 30,000 taken as prisoners of war and those who made their contribution in service on the home front.
Acknowledging the significance of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs will produce a Commemorative Medallion and Certificate of Commemoration.
The medallion and certificate will be made available to every living veteran of the Second World War. While Australia can never repay the debt we owe almost one million Australians who served, this medallion and certificate are a small but meaningful way we can thank living veterans of the largest global conflict of the 20th century.
Aplications can be made online at portal.nationalmailing. com.au/DVA/certificate or by calling 1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372).
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs will deliver a televised commemorative service to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War from inside the Australian War Memorial on Saturday, 15 August 2020, commencing at 10.00am.
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