War Widows NSW

War Widows Day. 19 October, Recognising war widows for War Widows Day 2025.

Every tribute tells a story: introducing our War Widows Honour Roll

Honouring Australia’s war widows On 19 October, Australians will mark War Widows Day — a day to recognise the women whose lives have been forever shaped by service. Across the country, more than 31,000 known surviving war widows and widowers continue to carry the legacy of partners lost in defence of our nation. Behind every […]

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October 1, 2025

A war widows story. Sharing the stories of war widows - Nola. A Journey of love and service.

A journey of love & service: a war widows story

Nola knows well the life of military service. For 26 years, she was the partner of a serving defence member. Her husband, Allan, enlisted in the Australian Army in 1956 when he was 18 years old. An engineer in the Army, Allan would go on to serve in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War,

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September 24, 2025

A war widows story. Sharing the stories of war widows - Lynne. A journey with the Guild.

A journey with the Guild: a war widows story

Lynne, a member of the Board of Directors for the Families of Veterans Guild, recently shared her story with us. She was widowed ten years ago, after the passing of her husband Patrick, who had served 25 years in the Royal Australian Engineers. Lynne spoke of the long and difficult years supporting her partner as

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September 16, 2025

Commemorating 80 years: VP Day services Sydney. VP day.

Commemorating 80 years: Victory in the Pacific Day services Sydney

15 August each year marks Victory in the Pacific (VP) – the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allied forces in 1945, which brought an end to the Second World War. For many Australians, it is a day of remembrance for the almost 40,000 men and women gave their lives during the conflict, and countless more

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September 8, 2025

Volunteers thank you lunch

Recognising the vital role of our volunteers On Tuesday 10 June 2025, we hosted a Volunteers Thank You Lunch at Club Parramatta, bringing together some of our dedicated volunteers. The lunch was an opportunity to thank them for the time they give to support war widows through phone calls, handwritten cards, and social club gatherings.

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June 16, 2025

A war widows story: Elizabeth W, a war widow in her 100's volunteering and helping war widows. Read her story

Supporting others in her 100’s – a war widows story

When the Guild celebrated Christmas in July at Kirribilli RSL in 2023, Elizabeth was 102 at the time and was handed the microphone to say a few words as the coordinator of the Chatswood social club. Just prior to the event, we sat down with Elizabeth at her home to learn more about how she

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May 23, 2025

Every tribute tells a story: introducing our War Widows Honour Roll

Commemorating 80 years: Victory in the Pacific Day services Sydney

Supporting others in her 100’s – a war widows story

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