Army Museum of Western Australia

Opening Times

The Army Museum of WA is open on Wednesdays through to Sundays 11:00am to 4:00pm.

Tours can be arranged by contacting the museum.

Admission Charges

Adults: $10
Children, Concession: $7
(Children under 4: Free)
Family : $20
(2 adults, 2 children)

Defence Force Members

All serving uniformed Defence Force members are entitled to free admission to the museum upon presentation of their current ID card.

If a Defence Force member is accompanied by any other persons, the admission fee will be charged to those other persons including family members.

Products and Services

Museum Medal Mounting Service

The museum provides a service for the mounting and restoration of service medals. For further information on Defence service medals, honours and awards and eligibility for these go to the Defence Honours and Awards website.

Loan Collection

The museum has a set of items, mainly consisting of uniforms and personal equipment that are available for hiring out on loan to school, theatrical or community groups. These items are surplus to our main collection and also include a number of reproduction items based on original patterns. Items can also be made available to corporate organisations for special displays.

For loan enquiries including current fees charged and conditions of loan please contact the Keeper of the Loan Collection.

Research Enquiries

As the museum does not have full-time staff, then it can only provide limited assistance to individuals wishing to carry out research. If you are researching army service records of family members or others then you should first try these external sources for guidelines on searching and for access to records:-

Army History Unit - Family History
The Army History Unit website provides a Family History page which includes a useful summary of how and where to search for information relating to army service from the Boer War period (1899-1902) through to post-World War Two conflicts. It provides direct links to many record sources and also advises where you can obtain service records of those who enlisted in the Australian Regular Army from 1948, including those who did not see active service.

Australian War Memorial - Research and Family History
The Family History section of the AWM website provides useful information on researching family history records and links to a number of record sources.

Publications

Last updated on: 4/08/10