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Finding defence records

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history research

Indigenous people have made significant contributions since the Boer War through service in the defence forces. Defence records are not organised on the basis of race, making it difficult to identify how many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders have gone to war. Some researchers have estimated that around 400 served during the First World War.

Indigenous Queenslanders also contributed towards the 'war effort' within civilian organisations like the Women's Land Army and the Civil Construction Corps. Their personal defence records may provide useful family history information. Defence records generally become available for public research thirty years after their creation.

The two major institutions responsible for Australian defence records are the National Archives of Australia and the Australian War Memorial.

Resources about Indigenous Queenslanders in the Defence Forces

Find State Library of Queensland collections:

Find books and other material in the State Library collections.

Other related websites:

Military records, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
'All in' - Indigenous service - Part of the Dept of Veterans' Affairs website: Australia's war 1939-1945
Indigenous Australians at War
Message Stick, Program Transcript, Norforce screened Friday 22 October 2004
Huggonson interview - Canberra-based historian David Huggonson has spent more than 20 years researching the Aboriginal contribution to Australia's military campaigns.
Aboriginals who served in WW1 - alphabetical listing by first name.
Indigenous South Australians at War - From "South Australians at War", State Library of South Australia