Artillery Salute on the Forecourt. Australia Day has evolved from a small commemorative New South Wales holiday into a major national celebration. Australia Day is the most inclusive celebration of … Read more

      Remembrance Day (sometimes known as Armistice or Poppy day) is a memorial day observed in the Commonwealth of nations member states since the end of WWI to remember the members … Read more

The Regiment’s tree was established on the Shrine Reserve in 1995 during the “Australia Remembers” Year. The pilgrimage is in honour of all men who served in the Regiment and … Read more

Raised in 1940, with many of its men and officers drawn from the 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade based in St. Kilda, Melbourne, the 2/4th Field Regiment would go on … Read more

  The 2/14 Field Regiment was raised on 17 October 1940, initially headquartered at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, and later moved to Puckapunyal. They were stationed in New Guinea in 1944, … Read more

      The Regiment served in the Middle East, Papua New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies during the Second World War, providing heavy artillery support in defence of … Read more

Reserve Forces Day is the National recognition of the former and serving Navy, Army and Air Force Reserve personnel, numbering over 1.25 million people. It occurs on the anniversary of … Read more

A 21 Gun Salute on the Lower Forecourt marks the Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of State.  Although her actual birthday is 21 April, there … Read more

The 2/14th Australian Field Regiment was an Australian Army artillery unit that served during the Second World War, within the 8th Division. Raised in 1940 they remained in Darwin as … Read more