About the Memorial

The Anzac Memorial is administered by a Board of Trustees appointed under the Anzac Memorial (Building) Act 1923. The Trustees are responsible for the management, maintenance and preservation of the Anzac Memorial as New South Wales’ principal war memorial.

The Trustees' vision is "To promote, maintain and enhance the Anzac Memorial as the State's principal commemorative and interpretive monument dedicated to the service and sacrifice of Australians in peace and war.

The Trustees' mission is " To maximise the Anzac Memorial's potential as a space for the veteran community, inform all visitors and to educate future generations."

On this day

On this day
2 June

1953 — Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll at Westminster Abbey

1965 — Lead troops of 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, landed in Vietnam. This also marked the first of more than 600 QANTAS chartered flights moving troops to and from Vietnam, in what was to become known as “Skippy Squadron”