Office of Australian War Graves

Authorised Representative: Gary Beck
Key Personnel: Duncan MacLennan
Phone: 02 6289 4889
Fax: 02 6286 4861
Email: Duncan.maclennan@dva.gov.au
Website:
Street Address: 13 Keltie Street
Woden ACT 2606
Postal Address: PO Box 21
Woden ACT 2606
Additional Locations: An office in each State and Territory
Affiliated Companies: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Company Overview: OAWG is a part of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs with three distinct roles;

  • to maintain war cemeteries and individual war graves within Australia and the region, as agents of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission;
  • to officially commemorate eligible veterans who have died post-war and whose deaths are accepted as being caused by war service;
  • to provide and maintain national memorials overseas.
Key Products and Services:
  • Processing of new official post-war commemorations
  • Maintain war cemeteries and plots, individual graves and memorials and post-war commemorations
  • Provision of research services for commemoration information
  • Provide and maintain memorials at significant sites throughout the world.