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PLEASE NOTE: MUSEUM REOPENING
Our normal opening times are as follows:-
Wednesday to Friday inclusive. (No Saturday to Tuesday inclusive at this time.)(
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
(last entry 1:00 pm)
Allow 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
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
VP day celebrations in Perth. Wounded and repatriated soldiers conveyed in Red Cross transports (buses), participated in the Victory Parade in Perth. The picture shows the crowd cheering the vehicles turning from St George's terrace into William Street on their way to the Thanksgiving Service. (see West Australian 17.8.1945). #vpday #worldwarll #perth #redcross
VP (Victory in the Pacific) Day, also referred to as VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, is celebrated on 15 August. This date commemorates Japan’s acceptance of the Allied demand for unconditional surrender 14 August 1945. For Australians, it meant that the Second World War was finally over. The following day, 15 August, is usually referred to as VP Day.
In August 1945 Australian governments gazetted a public holiday as VP Day and most newspapers reported it as such. However, the governments of Britain, the United States and New Zealand preferred VJ Day. It is not true, as some have claimed, that the day was originally called VJ and that the name was surreptitiously changed later.
An estimated 100,000 people (1/4 of the population) were in Perth for the parade which was formed of 7,000 personnel representing the Australian armed services as well as Britain, the United States and the Netherlands. Public address problems limited attendance to 70,000 at the Thanksgiving Service on the Esplanade. A 101-gun salute was fired at Kings Park and one of the 25-pounder casings from that salute is on display at the Army Museum. @awmemorial #museum #worldwar2 #pacificwar
