World War I

Military personnel guide

This guide provides information on how to find arrivals of early military personnel and a list of records in our collection relating to Early British Army Regiments in NSW; Volunteer Force; Sudan Expedition; Boer War; World War I and World War II.

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On This Day

17 Dec 1915 - 'Waratah' recruitment march

On 17 December 1915 the "Waratah" recruitment march arrived in Sydney

Group photo of military men in various military uniforms

Researching your military ancestors

An introduction to key sources in the collection for researching military personnel in the 1800s and early 1900s

A group of soldiers marching
On This Day

1916 military riot in Sydney

On 14 February 1916 thousands of soldiers from the Liverpool military camp took strike action

Rolled piece of music on wooden scroll.
WW1

The Allies in camp music roll

Rouse Hill house boasts a fine pianola, a player piano, which came into the house just a few years before the outbreak of World War I

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WW1

Frank Gallagher’s grave markers

Late in the afternoon on 23 August 1918, Private John Francis Cecil Gallagher, known as Frank, was killed by shellfire at 23 years of age

Stitched cover of song book with blue and red printed design and words Our Boys.
WW1

Our Boys: patriotic sheet music

The song, written by a young Sydney woman named Evelyn Greig, was one of more than 500 patriotic songs published in Australia during World War I

Celluloid doll wearing garment pinned with variety of patriotic badges.
WW1

A patriotic fundraising memento

This tiny celluloid doll, just 10 centimetres in height and clothed in panels of ribbon, is showing her age