Our Main Supporters
Our Main Supporters
Our opening times are as follows:-
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. (NO Saturday to Tuesday at this time.)
Our hours are 10:30 am – 3:00 pm.
PLEASE NOTE Our last entry is at 1:00 pm.
Allow approximately 2 hours for a visit
Photo ID required for entrance
Wheelchair access available
ACROD parking allowed on-site
Adults $15
Seniors/Concession $10
Child (6-17) $10
Family Group (2+3) $35
For School and other group tours
refer to details in Bookings
The Army Museum of WA is closed now for our Christmas break. We reopen Wednesday January 6th. #museum #fremantle #army #militaryhistory #armyhistory #westernaustralia
Remembrance Day at the Museum. A small service was held on the parade ground attended by our wonderful volunteers and visitors. #museum #fremantle #remembranceday #volunteers
Dead Man’s Penny. The Memorial Plaque was issued following World War One to the next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war. The 120 mm diameter plaques were cast in bronze, and came to be known as the "Dead Man’s Penny", because of the similarity in appearance to the much smaller copper penny coin, Four hundred and fifty tons of bronze were used to cast 1,355,000 plaques. Each plaque was unique with the honoured serviceman or women’s name forming part of the cast. The plaques were issued in a pack with a commemorative scroll from King George V. The evocative Contemplation area in the World War One Gallery incorporates a representative sample from the Memorial Plaques in the Museum collection.
The Plaque depicts Britannia standing facing right, her trident held in the crook of her right arm, her left arm extended holding out a laurel wreath. She wears a crested helmet of Grecian design, decorated with the figure of a lion. Another larger lion stands in front of her, also facing right, and beneath, in the exergue, yet another lion, representing Britain, is tearing to pieces an eagle, the emblem of Imperial Germany.
The design also embodies two dolphins, symbolising sea-power, a very ancient symbol, as almost identical dolphins can be seen on Greek coinage from 500 BCE . Around the edge of the plaque are the words "HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR", also an oak-spray with leaves and two acorns. The given name and surname of the deceased appears in an oblong box to the right of the figure of Britannia and below the laurel wreath. The absence of rank was a deliberate decision to emphasise the equality of sacrifice in the cause of freedom. #worldwarone #anzac #armyhistory #militarymuseum #fremantle #waisok #medals #deadmanspenny
We are pleased to announce the museum will be reopening on Wednesday 2nd September. We will be open Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays 10.30am -3pm (last entry 1pm). We will not be open on the weekends until further notice. #armymuseum #fremantle #perthisok #militarymuseum #australianarmy #armyhistory
