About the Society

The Military History Society of WA Inc. was formed in 2003 as a not-for-profit organisation. The Society is a group of professional and amateur historians and people with an interest in military history. The fundamental mission of the Society is the preservation and promotion of public awareness and interest in military history with an emphasis on the military history of Australia.

The Society meets on the third Tuesday of each month. All are welcome and attendance is free. Following a brief discussion of Society business, a guest speaker presents a talk on a military history subject. The topic of these talks cover specific military events as well as military theory from medieval times to the present day. Following the talk, supper is served. After supper, a raffle is drawn and a quiz rounds out the meeting.

Click here for details of the location and dates for monthly meetings, and the guest speakers scheduled to present.

Further information about the Society is available on this website using the navigation panel at the top of the page. Should you require additional information, or have a specific question relating to military history, please click here to contact the Society.

January Meeting

The next monthly meeting is to be held on Tuesday 21st of January 2025.

Click here for meeting information and for directions to the meeting venue in the RAAFA Memorial Estate.

New WA Firearms Legislation

The Firearms Branch of the WA police do not recognise the Military History Society as an organisation specialising in or having an interest in historic firearms, and therefore do not regard our members as “Students of Arms” as defined under the new firearms legislation.

Member Articles

Capital Community Radio

An interview by Tony Howes of Capital Community Radio with Peter Illidge, the Chairperson of the Military History Society of WA.

Cecily Sandercock

I wanted to do something useful: the teenager who drew edible maps for Australia’s wartime pilots.

Aviation Images

Miles Whittam-Seth contributed these links to websites with an aviation theme.

Click here to view all articles posted by members.