In 1942 as a 19-year-old sailor, Yarrawonga’s Des Jones survived the sinking of the HMAS Canberra in the battle of Savo ...

Gwenda Garde, aged 102, served in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service during World War II as a translator of Japanese Morse code.

Three centenarian World War II veterans, including Sydney-based John McAuley ... the last survivor of the HMAS Canberra, and army veteran Norma Booth as tributes to the trio were read.

The Anzac Day eve sunset service – staged for the first time in the forecourt of Sydney Opera House – was a collection of ...